Archive: 15/07/2015

The sleep-deprived brain can mistake friends for foes

If you can't tell a smile from a scowl, you're probably not getting enough sleep.

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New role for prostate cancer protein could lead to better diagnosis and treatment

US scientists studying how prostate cancer cells grow say they've discovered a new role for a protein previously known to be involved in repairing damaged DNA.

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Studying blood cancer in African Americans, for better therapies for all

Genetic research is a key to understanding how either race or ethnicity affect the incidence of different cancers and how these factors may contribute to different responses to the same treatments. Multiple myeloma, a blood ...

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Transplant drug could turn the tide of heart attack damage

New research has revealed how a drug commonly used after transplant operations could limit some of the heart damage caused by a heart attack, in a study from Newcastle University.

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Low vitamin D linked to osteoarthritis in the knee

As you get older, chances are you may have noticed your knees are less forgiving when it comes to jaunting up and down the stairs. Now, a study supported in part by USDA-funded researchers suggests if you're not getting adequate ...

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Antidepressants and pain killers—should we be worried?

New research has identified an increased risk of brain haemorrhage from the combined use of antidepressant medicines and medicines such as ibuprofen. Should we be worried? Dr Rupert Payne from the Cambridge Centre for Health ...

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Selling consumers on healthy eating

Tulane University School of Medicine has opened up a new front in the battle against obesity and diet-related disease: the kitchen. While food and nutrition are the focus of the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine, the ...

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Gene therapy gives long-term protection to photoreceptor cells

A collaboration between scientists in the UK and the USA has shown that gene therapy can give life-long protection to the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells responsible for colour vision in a mouse model of the most common ...

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Colorado eyes PTSD as ailment eligible for medical pot

Colorado is poised to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of ailments eligible for treatment with medical marijuana.

Jul 15, 2015

Oxford Ebola vaccine study moves to next phase

Oxford University doctors and scientists are performing the second phase of clinical studies of an experimental Ebola vaccine regimen. The study is part of the EBOVAC2 project, a collaborative programme involving the University ...

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