News tagged with research paper


Fish oil may stall effects of junk food on brain

Data from more than 180 research papers suggests fish oils could minimise the effects that junk food can have on the brain, a review by researchers at the University of Liverpool has shown.

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research duo say that far too many preclinical cancer study results are just plain wrong

(Medical Xpress) -- C. Glenn Begley, formerly head of cancer research at pharmaceutical giant Amgen and Lee M. Ellis a cancer researcher at the University of Texas, have published a paper together in Nature that is sure t ...

Cancer created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Researchers investigate 'the influence of the family' on back pain sufferers

Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have published a research paper that focuses on the social factors involved in back pain sufferers returning to work, to give a wider context to the medical factors that are often ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals origins of body fat

(Medical Xpress)—Yale School of Medicine researchers have answered a question millions regularly and plaintively ask themselves: Where did all that fat come from?

Medical research created Feb 24, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sign language instruction for babies does not speed, enhance language development, research shows

Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire have found no evidence to support claims that using baby signing with babies helps to accelerate their language development. In a paper to be published in ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Research reveals how antibodies neutralize mosquito-borne virus

Researchers have learned the precise structure of the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus pathogen while it is bound to antibodies, showing how the infection is likely neutralized.

Medical research created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New evidence shows PubMed Central undermines journal usage

PubMed Central may draw readership away from biomedical journal sites, with this effect increasing over time. This finding—that PubMed Central directly competes with biomedical publishers—was published online in The FA ...

Other created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Research shows immune system response is detrimental to novel brain cancer therapy

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the response of natural killer (NK) cells is detrimental to glioblastoma virotherapy, a novel way of treating malignant brain cancer by injecting a virus into the tumor. ...

Cancer created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Power, work struggles in Bangladesh households linked to domestic violence

(Medical Xpress)—In Bangladesh as elsewhere, women are empowered by working outside the home. But new research from the University of Washington shows such work can also increase the threat of domestic ...

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Professor debunks one of sport's biggest myths

One of the most enduring myths that has slipped into public consciousness has been debunked by a sports science professor at the University of Abertay Dundee.

Health created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newspapers biased toward reporting early studies that may later be refuted

Newspaper coverage of biomedical research leans heavily toward reports of initial findings, which are frequently attenuated or refuted by later studies, leading to disproportionate media coverage of potentially misleading ...

Other created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mental health 2.0

(Medical Xpress) -- The internet and new media could play a vital role in the delivery of mental health care, according to a series of research papers published in the Journal of Mental Health.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Europe 'punches above its weight' in biomedical research, despite limited funding

European biomedical research is advancing at a great pace compared to the relatively small funds available, and with more funding, it could do better. This is one of the main conclusions from a new White Paper, published ...

Other created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-Olympic call for global action on physical inactivity

(Medical Xpress) -- The global issue of physical inactivity should be recognised as pandemic, according to a research paper published today in the prestigious Lancet medical journal and launched in a special pre-Olympics event ...

Health created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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