Archive: 07/08/2017

Pro-vaccine messages can boost belief in MMR myths

Current strategies for correcting misinformation about the dangers of vaccinations have the opposite effect and reinforce ill-founded beliefs, a study suggests.

Aug 7, 2017

Scientist finds children at risk from surprising source of air pollution

We think of schools as safe places for children, but there's an invisible hazard lurking right outside the front door. A recent study by Matthew Adams, assistant professor with U of T Mississauga's Department of Geography, ...

Aug 7, 2017

Medicine's gender revolution—how women stopped being treated as 'small men'

Men and women respond differently to diseases and treatments for biological, social and psychological reasons. This is the first article in our series on Gender Medicine, where experts explore these differences and the importance ...

Aug 7, 2017

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A 20-minute city sounds good, but becoming one is a huge challenge

Liveability is an increasingly important goal of Australian planning policy. And creating cities where residents can get to most of the services they need within 20 to 30 minutes has been proposed, at both federal and state ...

Aug 7, 2017

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Tackling sleeping sickness in Maasai communities

Pietro Ceccato remembers his first trip three years ago to a Maasai village located a two hour's drive south of Arusha, Tanzania. He was there with a team of public health researchers to learn more about the dynamics of trypanosomiasis, ...

Aug 7, 2017

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New genetic analysis approach could improve diagnosis for mitochondrial disease

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) scientists have shown a new approach to genetic analysis could greatly improve diagnostic rates for children with baffling and often fatal mitochondrial diseases.

Aug 7, 2017

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Antiulcer drugs do not increase risk of Alzheimer's disease

The use of proton pump inhibitors does not increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, shows a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. Proton pump inhibitors are a type of antiulcer drug that is commonly used among ...

Aug 7, 2017