Archive: 14/06/2018

Efficient immunotherapy using spider silk

Spider silk guarantees that special pharmaceutical substances can make it to the centre of immune cells and achieve their maximal effect. Together with the company AMSilk, researchers from the University of Bayreuth, the ...

Jun 14, 2018

Rising number of older and female cannabis users developing health problems

Researchers at the University of York have shown that there has been a 118% rise in those aged over 40 presenting to specialist drug treatment services citing cannabis as their primary health concern.

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US painkiller restriction linked to increase in drug trading

A new study led by Swinburne shows trading of prescription opioids through the darknet has increased in the wake of tighter regulation by the US government for this category of legal pharmaceutical products prescribed by ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Year 7 bullies can become victims

Students who are bullies in year seven are also likely to become victims in high school, Flinders research has found.

Jun 14, 2018

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World-first test could predict risk of heart attack in coronary artery disease patients

Researchers have developed a world-first blood test which improves the prediction of the long-term risk of heart attack or death in those with severe coronary artery disease.

Jun 14, 2018

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What does it mean to be moved by love?

Researchers from UCLA and the University of Oslo have documented a complex but universally felt emotion they call kama muta—a Sanskrit term that means "moved by love."

Jun 14, 2018

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Treating intestine with 'good' cholesterol compound inhibits lung tumor growth in mice

A compound that mimics the main protein in high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good") cholesterol significantly reduced the number of tumors in the lungs of mice, reports a team of UCLA researchers. The findings help explain ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Patients to set agenda for heart failure research

People with advanced heart failure, their carers, families and friends are being asked to help set the priorities for future research into the condition. Researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Scientists identify enzyme responsible for vascular damage caused by aircraft noise

In a recent study, scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have identified an enzyme responsible for aircraft-related vascular damage. The researchers were also able to show that nighttime noise has a particularly ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Religious affiliation linked to nearly 4-year longevity boost

A new nationwide study of obituaries has found that people with religious affiliations lived nearly four years longer than those with no ties to religion.

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