Archive: 13/06/2017

Research suggests seal oil could help people with Type 1 diabetes

A research team at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre in Toronto has published a paper that suggests seal oil has the potential to help promote nerve regeneration in patients with Type 1 diabetes.

Jun 13, 2017

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US aid to combat malaria in Africa is associated with reduced risk of childhood mortality

In a study published in PLOS Medicine, Aleksandra Jakubowski of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US, and colleagues show that funding from the US President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) in 19 sub-Saharan African ...

Jun 13, 2017

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Genetic variants linked to higher BMI may be protective against Parkinson disease

Genetic variants linked to higher body mass index (BMI) are associated with lower risk of Parkinson disease, according to a study published by Nicholas Wood and colleagues from the University College London, UK, in PLOS Medicine.

Jun 13, 2017

European rights court urges UK to keep treating baby with rare condition

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered the British government to keep providing a baby with a rare genetic disease with "appropriate" treatment after a London High Court ruling that he should be allowed to ...

Jun 13, 2017

Environmental pressures on opportunistic fungal pathogen

With an estimated one million cases diagnosed worldwide each year, the human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, which can cause life-threatening fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, is an important health concern. ...

Jun 13, 2017

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Does access to quality playgrounds vary with a child's socioeconomic status & obesity risk?

A study of all 3rd-5th grade youth in one U.S. county examined differences in access to playgrounds and associations between youth weight and playground accessibility and quality. The study, which focused on variations in ...

Jun 13, 2017

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Risky bingeing: Women in Appalachian Ohio report higher rates of alcohol misuse

Appalachia—stretching from the southern tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia—has long experienced deep economic distress and deprivation, and the gamut of accompanying social problems.

Jun 13, 2017

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Study sheds light on determining surgical margins for feline tumors

Researchers at Oregon State University are paving the way for more precision in determining surgical margins for an aggressive tumor common in cats by analyzing tissue contraction at various stages of the post-operative examination ...

Jun 13, 2017