Archive: 05/04/2018
Common drugs affect biomarkers for heart disease, cancer, inflammation
Commonly used medications for high blood pressure and high blood lipids have substantial effects on protein biomarkers for cardiovascular disease, cancer and various inflammatory markers. This effect is evident also after ...
Apr 5, 2018
New point-of-care test quickly detects Lyme neuroborreliosis
A new research-based point-of-care test has been developed in Finland for detecting the Lyme neuroborreliosis spread by ticks. The test makes rapid initiation of antibiotic treatment possible for patients with borreliosis, ...
Apr 5, 2018
Class clowns: Playful boys viewed more negatively than playful girls, study finds
New research shows that playful boys are viewed as rebellious and disruptive by their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teachers whereas playful girls are not. As a result of observing teachers' attempts to discourage the expression ...
Apr 5, 2018
How an uproar over aid and sexual exploitation ignored women's actual experiences
The recent "Oxfam sex scandal" – during which some aid workers were accused of paying for sex with young women in vulnerable conditions – has focused almost exclusively on the aid workers and aid organisations involved. ...
Apr 5, 2018