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New 'massage method' quadruples protection against tooth decay

Do you really want to avoid cavities in your teeth? Try massaging them with a high-fluoride toothpaste after lunch.

Dentistry created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The body's bacteria affect intestinal blood vessel formation

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a previously unknown mechanism which helps intestinal bacteria to affect the formation of blood vessels. The results, which are ...

Medical research created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Diabetes drug can prevent heart disease

The widely used diabetes medicine metformin can have protective effects on the heart, reveals a new study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Diabetes created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High blood sugar lowers chances of surviving a heart attack

Patients with high blood sugar run an increased risk of dying if they have a heart attack, and diabetics are less likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest than non-diabetics, reveals research at the Sahlgrenska Academy, ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Incontinence 20 years after child birth three times more common after vaginal delivery

Women are nearly three times more likely to experience urinary incontinence for more than 10 years following a vaginal delivery rather than a caesarean section, finds new research at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web-based support helps women with breast cancer

Every day 18 Swedish women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Although there is a real need for support and information, many women struggle and get lost in the deluge of information. In a study of 227 women, researchers at ...

Cancer created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teaching about hearing can save young people's ears

Many adolescents frequently expose their ears to loud sounds, for example from portable music players. Some of them may think that 'the doctor said that my hearing is good, so I guess I can handle the loud volume'. A new ...

Health created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery of a molecule that initiates maturation of mammalian eggs can lead to more IVF pregnancies

Women who have eggs that cannot mature will not become pregnant, and they cannot be helped by in vitro fertilization (IVF). Now researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified a molecule called Cdk1 that ...

Genetics created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stem cells can repair a damaged cornea

A new cornea may be the only way to prevent a patient going blind – but there is a shortage of donated corneas and the queue for transplantation is long. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Exercise in early 20s may lower risk of osteoporosis

Physical exercise in the early twenties improves bone development and may reduce the risk of fractures later in life, reveals a study of more than 800 Swedish men carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Optimism and humour can help to combat dental fear

Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have investigated the strategies used by people who suffer from dental fear to cope with dental treatment. Some of the most important ...

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Traumatic to be on a ventilator treatment while conscious

More and more people being cared for on ventilators are conscious during the treatment, but what is it like to be fully conscious without being able to communicate with the world around you? A thesis from ...

Other created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Combined oral contraceptive pill helps painful periods

A large Scandinavian study, that has been running for 30 years, has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms of painful menstrual periods reports ...

Other created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased clumsiness in former welders

Welders who are exposed to manganese from welding fumes, risk developing increased clumsiness – and the result may remain decades after exposure has ceased. This is the finding of a study at the University ...

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spinning sessions trigger the same biochemical indications as heart attacks

A short spinning session can trigger the same biochemical indications as a heart attack – a reaction that is probably both natural and harmless, but should be borne in mind when people seek emergency treatment for chest ...

Cardiology created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0