http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Cardiff University The number of young people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has seen the sharpest rise over the last twenty years compared to a background of a general increase across the board, new University research has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diabetes-young.html Diabetes Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:01 EST news288253876 Peptide molecules derived from the body's natural immune system can help boost the body's defence against life-threatening blood poisoning, joint University research has uncovered. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-blood-poisoning.html Medical research Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:01 EST news287998200 (Medical Xpress)—New research from Cardiff and Bristol universities shows that children whose brains process information more slowly than their peers are at greater risk of psychotic experiences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-children-brain-psychosis.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:00:01 EST news286180822 Reports of serious violence dropped by 14% in 2012 compared to the previous year, according to the findings of a national study undertaken by Cardiff University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-uk-violence-dips.html Health Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:53:03 EST news286095176 Much of the burden of disease and ill health facing the NHS is as a result of 'risky' health behaviours such as smoking, excess drinking and over-eating. Given that time for counselling patients about this is limited, the biggest challenge facing clinicians is to find an efficient way of helping patients consider a change in behaviour and to take action. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-curbing-patients-risky-behaviour.html Health Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:51:16 EST news285407439 (Medical Xpress)—Injections of botulism toxin A (often referred to as Botox) to reduce crows' feet leaves people feeling more depressed, according to new research by a Cardiff University psychologist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-laughter-lines-patients-depressed.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:50:01 EST news284967464 A new trial is underway to determine if a short course of oral steroids can improve the hearing of children suffering from glue ear, thanks to a £1.3M research grant awarded to scientists at Cardiff University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-approach-ear-children-surgery.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:10:01 EST news281785949 (Medical Xpress)—Hypnosis has begun to attract renewed interest from neuroscientists interested in using hypnotic suggestion to test predictions about normal cognitive functioning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-hypnosis-secrets-unexplained-paralysis.html Neuroscience Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:40:01 EST news280657216 Hundreds of tiny fungal particles found in the lungs of asthma sufferers could offer new clues in the development of new treatments, according to a team of Cardiff University scientists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-fungi-clues-asthma.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:20:01 EST news280498031 Examining the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) - data that characterises about 10% of the UK population - a team of researchers from Cardiff University's School of Medicine looked at the risk of death for patients taking insulin compared with other treatments designed to lower blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-insulin-diabetes-expose-patients-greater.html Diabetes Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:42:27 EST news279196938 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the School of Biosciences have identified an unexpected role for a tumour-associated gene in breast cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-role-breast-cancer-gene.html Cancer Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:45:30 EST news277717518 Becoming infected with one parasite could change your chances of becoming infected with another according to new research from Cardiff University. The new study analyses data from school aged children in Tanzania infected with the most common forms of worms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-significance-co-infection-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:38:42 EST news276950311 (Medical Xpress)—How people experience time may be affected by the way that they perceive cause and effect, new research by the University has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-researchers-examine-how-we-experience.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:14:22 EST news273136442 Adding a missing protein to infertile human sperm can 'kick-start' its ability to fertilise an egg and dramatically increase the chances of a successful pregnancy, a team of Cardiff University scientists have uncovered. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-kick-starting-male-fertility.html Medical research Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:20:01 EST news267431574 A team of Cardiff University scientists is leading new research to develop a vaccine against anthrax to help counteract the threat of bioterrorism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-scientists-anthrax-vaccine-counteract-world.html Medical research Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:35:27 EST news267096919