Archive: 08/01/2018

Beta blockers may boost immunotherapy, help melanoma patients live longer

A common, inexpensive drug that is used to prevent heart attacks and lower blood pressure may also help melanoma patients live longer, according to researchers.

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How the Victorians explain our obsession with the microbiome

In recent years, the microbiome has made a transformation from "obscure to ubiquitous". Numerous studies have tentatively associated the whole range of microorganisms that live inside us with our immune, bodily, and even ...

Jan 8, 2018

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Learning the cue for baby poo

Changing nappies is probably one of the most unpleasant things that goes along with having babies. It also creates an enormous amount of waste to be disposed of, but there is another way.

Jan 8, 2018

Seasonal patterns of depressive symptoms more common in women than men

Women, but not men, experience seasonal changes in their mood across the year, including more depressive symptoms in winter, a new study from the University of Glasgow has found. These changes appear to be independent of ...

Jan 8, 2018

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Study suggests air pollution breathed in the months before and after conception increases chance of birth defects

A team of researchers with the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital has found evidence that indicates that pre-and post-pregnant women living in an area with air pollution are at an increased risk of ...

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Palliative care study highlights need for more vigilance

An Australian review of palliative care services has revealed the impact of opioid medication errors on patients in the final weeks of their lives.

Jan 8, 2018

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If you don't have coeliac disease, avoiding gluten isn't healthy

Coeliac disease, an allergy to gluten that causes damage to the intestine, affects 1% of Australians. But more than ten times this number, or around 11% of the population, follows a gluten-free diet by choice, and up to 30% ...

Jan 8, 2018

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Early intervention is key to support students with anxiety about starting university

Roughly one in five students drop out of university in Australia in their first year. Students with prior emotional difficulties, who are doing their degrees part-time, mature age at entry, or from a lower socioeconomic status ...

Jan 8, 2018

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APA releases new practice guideline on treatment of alcohol use disorder

Today, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) released a new practice guideline on the treatment of alcohol use disorder. This practice guideline provides evidence-based statements designed to increase knowledge of the ...

Jan 8, 2018

How useful is the glycemic index?

If you could rank foods from best to worst and base your eating decisions on that, it would certainly make healthy eating easier. For some people, the glycemic index seems to offer just that possibility, assigning scores ...

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