Archive: 18/08/2017

Antibiotics found to weaken immune response to disease

Adding another reason for doctors to avoid the overuse of antibiotics, new research shows that a reduction in the variety of microbes in the gut interferes with the immune system's ability to fight off disease.

Aug 18, 2017

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Bio-inspired materials give boost to regenerative medicine

What if one day, we could teach our bodies to self-heal like a lizard's tail, and make severe injury or disease no more threatening than a paper cut?

Aug 18, 2017

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Low birth weight and future heart problems—early clues in the newborn period

A Monash University led study has revealed early clues to identifying which low-weight new born babies are at risk of developing future heart problems, opening the way to better monitoring and treatment.

Aug 18, 2017

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New review sheds light on why dance is not only about sex and beauty

In a biological sense dance has many more benefits for our mental and physical health than solely being an asset for looking pretty or increasing the odds of attracting a partner, according to a new review from researchers ...

Aug 18, 2017

Block estrogen to treat lung disease

The strongest epidemiological risk factor for many forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is female gender. Increased estrogen makes females three times more likely to develop PAH, a chronic disease that eventually ...

Aug 18, 2017