Archive: 17/05/2017

Scientists identify biomarkers to guide hormone therapy for prostate cancer

A test commonly used in breast cancer has been found to also identify which patients with aggressive prostate cancer will benefit from hormonal therapy, according to a study led by scientists at UC San Francisco and the University ...

May 17, 2017

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Yemen cholera death toll mounts to 209: UNICEF

A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 209 people in recent weeks with 17,200 suspected cases across the war-torn country, the United Nations children's agency said Wednesday.

May 17, 2017

Study sheds light on link between diseases like Alzheimer's and normal aging in the brain

In a recent Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience paper, Drs. Della David and Frank Baumann together with their teams at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Hertie Institute, showed that changes in proteins associated ...

May 17, 2017

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Biophilic urbanism—how rooftop gardening soothes souls

What do an engineer, a building surveyor and a mental health nurse have in common? The answer is a retrofitted rooftop garden. This was a project developed to evaluate the impact of horticultural therapy on the health and ...

May 17, 2017

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Research reveals new insights into early cognitive markers of Alzheimer's disease

New research led by the University of Hertfordshire may significantly change the understanding of cognitive processes that are most impaired at very early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

May 17, 2017

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An insider's guide to being transgender in prison

During the past 18 months, three openly transgender women have taken their own lives in custody in England: Vikki Thompson, Joanne Latham and Jenny Swift. Their deaths speak of the difficulties that transgender people face ...

May 17, 2017

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Sports medicine: Blood results help to predict fitness improvements in older marathon runners

Endurance sport has a beneficial impact on physical and mental performance and this can be seen in blood test results. In collaboration with the Health and Prevention Center of the Healthcare Institution for City of Vienna ...

May 17, 2017

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A more detailed understanding of cell divisions giving rise to sperm and egg cells could lead to infertility treatments

Researchers have shown that a recently identified protein, called Speedy A, plays an essential role in the early stages of meiosis—a special type of cell division that produces sperm and egg cells.

May 17, 2017

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Genetic malfunction causes hyperactive inflammation and cancer susceptibility

Mutations in an immune gene underlie two inflammatory skin diseases, according to research led by A*STAR scientists. These findings reveal a mechanism that could control inflammation and offer routes to investigate it further.

May 17, 2017

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Study finds expressive writing can help wounds heal faster

People who wrote emotionally about past stressful events two weeks before having a biopsy had their wound heal faster than people who wrote about factual day to day activities, a study has found.

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