Archive: 15/09/2016

Nearly half of nightclub attendees reported use of at least one of 58 new designer drugs

Novel Psychoactive Substances are synthetic or "designer" drugs which have increased in popularity in recent years. Such drugs include Foxy, Smiles, "bath salts" such as Flakka and Meow Meow, psychedelics such as NBOMe (pronounced ...

Sep 15, 2016

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Keeping medical imaging safe for children

When a doctor recommends medical imaging for a child, parents may find themselves confused and concerned.

Sep 15, 2016

Poison in the brain

Spherical structures in the nucleus of nerve cells, so-called nuclear spheres, are suspected to trigger Alzheimer's disease. A team headed by Dr Thorsten Müller from the research group Cell Signaling in Neurodegeneration ...

Sep 15, 2016

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Research provides clues to how Zika virus breaches the placental barrier

New research reveals that in pregnant women, Zika virus infection damages certain cells that affect placental formation and function. Furthermore, herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) infection augments placental sensitivity to ...

Sep 15, 2016

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Link discovered between touch of individuals with autism and their social difficulties

The sense of touch may play a more crucial role in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than previously assumed. Doctoral researcher Eliane Deschrijver has published study results showing that individuals with ASD may have difficulties ...

Sep 15, 2016

Largest UK trial of treatment for prostate cancer publishes first results

Active monitoring is as effective as surgery and radiotherapy, in terms of survival at 10 years, reports the largest study of its kind, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

Sep 15, 2016

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Dying tumour cells release intracellular ions in a last-ditch attempt to block the immune system

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in the USA and the Babraham Institute, UK, have discovered how a mineral ion leaked from tumour tissue as it dies acts to stop the work of anti-tumour immune cells. This discovery ...

Sep 15, 2016

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Neglected tropical diseases—progress towards addressing the chronic pandemic

The Lancet published a review of the progress made in addressing, as lead author David Molyneux calls it, the chronic pandemic of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Sep 15, 2016

South Asian patients have worse experiences of GP interactions, study suggests

Communication between doctors and South Asian patients is poor, according to national GP surveys, but a question has been raised about whether this reflects genuinely worse experiences or differences in responding to questionnaires. ...

Sep 15, 2016

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New clinical guidelines for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare lung disease

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) have published new clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare lung disease that primarily ...

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Archive: 15/09/2016

Nearly half of nightclub attendees reported use of at least one of 58 new designer drugs

Keeping medical imaging safe for children

Poison in the brain

Research provides clues to how Zika virus breaches the placental barrier

Link discovered between touch of individuals with autism and their social difficulties

Largest UK trial of treatment for prostate cancer publishes first results

Dying tumour cells release intracellular ions in a last-ditch attempt to block the immune system

Neglected tropical diseases—progress towards addressing the chronic pandemic

South Asian patients have worse experiences of GP interactions, study suggests

New clinical guidelines for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare lung disease

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