Archive: 17/02/2020

Childhood cancer rates increase with no change in sight

The overall incidence rate of childhood cancer in Australia increased by 1.2% per year between 2005 and 2015, and is expected to rise a further 7% over the next 20 years, according to the authors of research published in ...

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Looking for clues to improve the life of a transplanted organ

The Transplant Research Program (TxRP) at Boston Children's Hospital is the only pediatric transplantation research program in the U.S committed to better understanding the molecular basis for organ rejection after transplantation ...

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Kinesiology and medicine researchers examine how diabetes affects bone strength

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are hoping to find the answer.

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Almost one-third of school students bullied

Adolescent boys from lower socio-economic backgrounds are most likely to be the victims of bullying, according to the first comprehensive study of school bullying around the world.

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Setting the records straight on Aboriginal STI rates

The automatic assumption that sexually transmissible infections in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are a result of sexual abuse further stigmatises them and discourages them from presenting to health services, ...

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Prevention vs. overreaction: Finding balance in meeting coronavirus threat

So far, the international spread of a novel coronavirus originating in China has been limited. But World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it could only be a matter of time before ...

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Moderate intensity exercise can benefit memory performance

Kent research has found that moderate intensity exercise such as brisk walking, water aerobics or cycling can have the most beneﬁcial eﬀect on memory performance.

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New paediatric care model produces positive results

An Australian pilot study involving 896 families has found that paediatricians embedded into GP clinics reduced emergency department referrals and unnecessary prescriptions. The program, run in north west Melbourne, also ...

Feb 17, 2020

Breastfeeding may reduce diabetes risk for women with gestational diabetes

The longer a woman with gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes breastfeeds her infant, the lower her risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life, suggests an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of ...

Feb 17, 2020

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For older adults, hope may be key to improving psychological and social well-being

Older adults with a greater sense of hope are more likely to experience better physical health outcomes and better psychological and social well-being, according to a new study co-authored by a Virginia Commonwealth University ...

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