Join us: fb.com/earthwithoutpoverty ALS-related gene found with help from Ice Bucket Challenge. The ALS Association is crediting money raised through the Ice Bucket Challenge for the discovery of a gene they say is among the most common that contribute to the progressive disease. Those who accepted the challenge allowed buckets of ice water to be […]

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Join us: fb.com/earthwithoutpoverty  World’s First-Ever Dengue Vaccine Has Been Approved. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday endorsed the world’s first-ever vaccine for dengue fever, a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus that threatens to infect close to half of the world’s population. Unlike malaria, there is no established cure for dengue fever, which can cause severe […]

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