Archive: 05/12/2014
Retina's cancer-like metabolism could lead to new treatments
Eye surgeons at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the retina in human eyes uses energy in a very similar way to cancer, which could lead to improved understanding of cancers as well as eye disease such as macular ...
Dec 5, 2014
Research spotlights male healthcare attitudes
A researcher at the University of York, studying male attitudes towards self-managing long-term healthcare issues, has discovered that self-management support is better received by men if it does not threaten aspects of masculine ...
Dec 5, 2014
The intestinal immune system controls the body weight
A group of UCL researchers (Louvain Drug Research Institute) identified an unsuspected mechanism impacting the development of obesity and diabetes type 2 after following a diet with a high dose of fat nutrition. The team ...
Dec 5, 2014