Archive: 14/12/2017

More than 15,000 frail elderly New Zealanders are lonely

More than 15,000 frail elderly identified as being lonely according to a world-first study of 72,000 older New Zealanders. That equates to one in five older people.

Dec 14, 2017

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The story of a new skin

Decades of scientific research into areas including plant genetics and data science helped doctors successfully carry out an experimental therapy to create a new skin for a seven-year-old boy suffering from a rare genetic ...

Dec 14, 2017

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Sedative, tranquilizer misuse a strong indicator of future drug abuse

Misusing sedatives or tranquilizers signals a credible risk for the abuse of more addictive substances in the near future, according to new research from the University of Michigan School of Nursing's Center for the Study ...

Dec 14, 2017

Drug lowers deadly Huntington's disease protein

The first drug targeting the cause of Huntington's disease was safe and well-tolerated in its first human trial led by UCL scientists. It successfully lowered the level of the harmful huntingtin protein in the nervous system.

Dec 14, 2017

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Decoding tuberculosis—using analysis to better understand disease, develop new treatments

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of the serious lung disease, tuberculosis, that is widespread throughout the world. About one-third of the human population is infected with tuberculosis, which takes ...

Dec 14, 2017

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Team of bioethicists calls for rigorous trials for experimental fetal therapy

Citing uncertainties about the risks and benefits of an experimental therapy for fetuses whose kidneys do not develop, bioethicists at Johns Hopkins and a team of medical experts are calling for rigorous clinical trials in ...

Dec 14, 2017