The Food and Drug Administration has given an experimental Zika vaccine the green light for safety testing in people. Researchers hope the vaccine will help prime the immune system to combat the mosquito-borne virus, which is linked to birth defects.
Australian researchers have said women with the BRCA1 gene, who are at high risk of developing aggressive breast cancer, may now have a new non-surgical option. Doctors said an existing medicine used to treat osteoporosis, known as denosumab, has shown promise in helping to delay or prevent breast cancer.
Doctors in Sweden report that the better educated you are, the higher your chances of developing a brain tumor. Researchers found three years of a college education hiked men’s risk by 19% and women’s risk by 23%. The data also suggested that people in managerial or professional roles are at even higher risk.
Sources
1- FDA
2- Nature Medicine
3- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
