Archive: 17/12/2019

Parents of medically fragile children and their kids could use help, understanding year-round

December is a prime time to fundraise for children's hospitals and other charities, as people want to give back and help sick children throughout the holiday season.

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Here's a bitter pill to swallow: Artificial sweeteners may be doing more harm than good

A $2.2 billion industry to help people lose weight through artificial sweeteners may be contributing to type 2 diabetes, according to researchers from the University of South Australia.

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Astrophysics and AI may offer key to early dementia diagnosis

Crucial early diagnosis of dementia in general practice could improve thanks to a computer model designed in a collaboration between Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and astrophysicists at the University of Sussex.

Dec 17, 2019

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Blood lipid profile predicts risk of type 2 diabetes better than obesity

Using lipidomics, a technique that measures the composition of blood lipids at a molecular level, and machine learning, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a blood lipid profile that improves the possibility ...

Dec 17, 2019

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Mothers' and babies' brains 'more in tune' when mother is happy

Mothers' and babies' brains can work together as a 'mega-network' by synchronising brain waves when they interact. The level of connectivity of the brain waves varies according to the mum's emotional state: when mothers express ...

Dec 17, 2019

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HIIT timing matters for increasing fitness

High intensity interval training (HIIT) is only effective for improving fitness when performed at 60-second intervals, according to new research from Liverpool John Moores University, presented today at The Physiological ...

Dec 17, 2019

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Zebrafish 'avatars' can help decide who should receive radiotherapy treatment

Radiotherapy can effectively reduce or even eliminate some tumours; others, however, show enduring resistance. Considering the potentially harmful side effects of radiotherapy, clinicians agree that it is paramount to be ...

Dec 17, 2019

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Colorectal cancer initiation and progression: the role of low oxygen

Scientists from the University of Luxembourg together with researchers from the Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) have recently demonstrated the mechanisms by which low oxygen ...

Dec 17, 2019

Human 'check engine' lights not far away

A University of Alberta computing scientist thinks the future of health care looks like the blinking check engine light on the dashboard of your car.

Dec 17, 2019

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Scientists develop new method that predicts vulnerability to stress

Stress is part of life for everyone, but how we respond to it seems to vary from person to person. For some, the effects of a stressful situation can be long-lasting and lead to anxiety, depression, and other health problems; ...

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