Three share Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering brain’s navigation system
Email this page October 6th, 2014 (VOA) American-British Scientist John O’Keefe and Norwegians May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work in discovering the brain’s inner navigation system. The Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute said Monday the laureates answered the question of how the brain maps spaces and allows beings […]
Thousands to participate in 8th Annual Beach Marathon in Tamarindo tomorrow
Email this page By Tamarindo Community Reporter, Liisa Vexler September 19th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) At 5 am on Saturday September 20th, with fireworks overhead, thousands of runners, including some elite international athletes, will set out from a start line in front of the Hotel Diria in Tamarindo to tackle the 8th annual 42.2 k marathon course, the […]
Researchers say they’ve discovered way to block cancer metastasis
Email this page By Ziatica Hoke September 19th, 2014 (VOA) WASHINGTON—Cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases, despite many new methods to combat it. Modern medicine has treatments to prevent the growth of primary tumor cells. But most cancer deaths are caused by metastasis, when primary tumor cells change and move to other parts of the […]
Scientists grow first functional replacement organ
Email this page September 1st, 2014 (VOA) Reprogramming cells to grow functional replacement human organs may be only a decade away. Scientists in Scotland report they have grown a completely new, functioning organ called thymus inside a living mouse. The thymus is located next to the heart and serves as a command center for the immune […]
Climate change brings new health threats, says WHO
Email this page August 28th, 2014 (VOA) GENEVA—The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that major killer diseases will spread and health problems will worsen with climate change. The WHO, which is holding the first global conference on health and climate in Geneva, urged nations to act quickly to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, which lead […]
11-year-old girl becomes second rabies death this year
Email this page August 22nd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday that an 11-year-old Nicaraguan girl has become the second rabies death in the country this year. In this instance, however, it seems the girl contracted the disease in Nicaragua, according to Dr. Teresita Solano of the Ministry of Health’s Epidemiological Surveillance […]
Researchers testing experimental vaccine for the Chikungunya virus
Email this page August 15th, 2014 (VOA & InsideCostaRica.com) Researchers are testing an experimental vaccine for the Chikungunya virus. The virus is transmitted through infected female mosquitoes that bite during the day. The mosquitos also transmit other viral diseases including Dengue fever. In fact, the symptoms of chikungunya – including fever, rash, headache and […]
Costa Rica’s Health Minister supports medical marijuana bill; CCSS would provide the drug free of charge
Email this page August 12th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Health Minister, Dr. Maria Elena Lopez, says she supports a medical marijuana bill that was presented to the country’s Legislative Assembly yesterday. “Marijuana has been used for various therapeutic purposes,” Lopez said. Marvin Delgado Atencio, the PAC lawmaker who presented the bill, said yesterday […]
