Psychology & Psychiatry
Causes of loneliness differ between generations
People of different generations are equally lonely but for different reasons, a study suggests.
Mar 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Steroids could do more harm than good in treating coronavirus
Steroids should be avoided in the treatment of the current novel coronavirus, experts have advised.
Feb 6, 2020
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Diabetes
Cell research offers diabetes treatment hope
A new cell treatment to enhance islet transplantation could help maintain healthy blood sugar levels in Type 1 diabetes without the need for multiple transplants of insulin producing cells or regular insulin injections, research ...
Jan 17, 2020
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Genetics
Genetic test could aid quest to reveal causes of rare diseases
The causes of rare diseases could be uncovered using an approach created to identify genetic mutations that trigger a muscle-wasting condition, a study suggests.
Dec 18, 2019
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Neuroscience
Dementia study reveals how proteins interact to stop brain signals
Fresh insights into damaging proteins that build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease could aid the quest for treatments.
Dec 10, 2019
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Medications
Endometriosis could be treated with cancer drug, study suggests
The painful symptoms of endometriosis—a chronic condition which affects millions of women—could potentially be reduced with a drug that had previously been investigated as a cancer treatment.
Dec 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
Games can protect thinking skills in older age
People who play games—such as cards and board games—are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study suggests.
Nov 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wrong advice risk for some memory clinic patients
Almost a quarter of people who attend memory clinics have a poorly understood brain condition that is at risk of being overlooked or even misdiagnosed, according to a new study.
Nov 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study could aid degenerative disease therapies
Fresh insights into how nerves connect with muscles in the body could aid the development of therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Oct 30, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fresh insights could lead to new treatments for liver disease
The fight against liver disease could be helped by the discovery of cells that cause liver scarring.
Oct 9, 2019
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