Archive: 13/06/2018

How does altitude affect the body and why does it affect people differently?

Every year, thousands of people travel to high-altitude environments for tourism, adventure-seeking, or to train and compete in various sports. Unfortunately, these trips can be marred by the effects of acute altitude sickness, ...

Jun 13, 2018

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Beating cancer at its own game with a Trojan horse telomerase

Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase that uses an RNA template to synthesize telomeres. These repeat sequences bind special proteins that fold the ends of chromosomes back onto themselves to create a stable cap. When this ...

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Doctor's street-level views could change the course of the opioid crisis

A staggering 64,000 people in the United States died in 2016 from drug overdoses, marking a 22 percent rise from the previous year of a cause of death that now annually exceeds those caused by motor vehicle accidents and ...

Jun 13, 2018

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Environmental impacts of meat consumption low priority for Kiwis

Many New Zealand consumers are unaware of the environmental impacts of their meat consumption and this may be influencing our high meat intake, according to a study by the University of Otago.

Jun 13, 2018

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School cliques don't always click

Lynne Zarbatany watches video footage of children playing with a remote-controlled helicopter. She sees some children share the remote, others grab and cling to it jealously, even a lone child sits in a corner.

Jun 13, 2018

Brain secrets that flow in our blood

Our blood can be used to uncover genetic secrets inside the brain, according to University of Queensland research.

Jun 13, 2018

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Morals more important than success in a role model

People choose role models who have achieved success in ways that are in line with their own moral values, according to University of Queensland research.

Jun 13, 2018

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Mind molding psychedelic drugs could treat depression, and other mental illnesses

It seems that psychedelics do more than simply alter perception. According to the latest research from my colleagues and me, they change the structures of neurons themselves.

Jun 13, 2018

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Platform uses artificial intelligence to diagnose Zika and other pathogens

Scientists at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have developed a platform that can diagnose several diseases with a high degree of precision using metabolic markers found in blood.

Jun 13, 2018

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Carrying stand-by antibiotics fosters careless antibiotic use among travelers

Travellers carrying standby antibiotics take them more often than those traveling without such drugs. Antibiotics packed in the bags encourages misuse for mild and moderate diarrhoea, i.e., cases not requiring medication.

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