Archive: 19/08/2015
Research reveals link between age and opinions about video games
The older the clinician, the more likely they are to think playing video games leads to violent behavior, according to new research published in Computers in Human Behavior.
Aug 19, 2015
Sight loss link to low income and poor quality of life in older people
Findings from a study released today by Thomas Pocklington Trust and carried out at The University of Manchester, showed that older people in the poorest fifth of the population had an almost 80% higher risk of developing ...
Aug 19, 2015
Safinamide in Parkinson disease: No hint of added benefit
Safinamide (trade name: Xadago) has been available since February 2015 as add-on therapy for the treatment of mid- to late-stage Parkinson disease in adults. In combination with levodopa alone or together with other Parkinson ...
Aug 19, 2015
Researchers team up to build new schizophrenia collections
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) at the University of Helsinki and The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at Broad Institute, together with its international partners, are initiating major new sample collections ...
Aug 19, 2015
Our obsession with hereditary cancers didn't start when we discovered the breast cancer gene
Angelina Jolie received much public attention for her decisions to undergo first a prophylactic double mastectomy and, later, prophylactic surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes.
Aug 19, 2015
Reducing resistance to chemotherapy in colorectal cancer by inhibition of PHD1
Scientists at VIB and KU Leuven have shown that blocking the PHD1 oxygen sensor hinders the activation of p53, a transcription factor that aids colorectal cancer (CRC) cells in repairing themselves and thus resisting chemotherapy. ...
Aug 19, 2015