Archive: 19/09/2018

Discovery could explain failed clinical trials for Alzheimer's, and provide a solution

Researchers at King's College London have discovered a vicious feedback loop underlying brain degeneration in Alzheimer's disease which may explain why so many drug trials have failed. The study also identifies a clinically ...

Sep 19, 2018

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Therapy dogs for children with speech difficulties shows promising results

Therapy assisted by a dog could be more effective than standard speech and language therapy for children with communication impairments, suggests a new study published in the journal Anthrozoös.

Sep 19, 2018

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High gluten diet in pregnancy linked to increased risk of diabetes in children

A high gluten intake by mothers during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of their child developing type 1 diabetes, suggests a study published by The BMJ today.

Sep 19, 2018

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Public Health England has failed to learn lessons over partnership with drinks industry

Public Health England (PHE) has failed to learn the lessons over its partnership with the drinks industry, warn public health experts in The BMJ today.

Sep 19, 2018

Time to ban the sale of energy drinks to children, says senior doctor

It's time to bring in laws to ban the sale of caffeinated energy drinks to children and young people in England to tackle the twin epidemics of obesity and mental health problems, argues Professor Russell Viner, President ...

Sep 19, 2018

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Discomfort or death? New study maps hot spots of child mortality from diarrhea in Africa

New high-resolution maps pinpoint areas across Africa with concentrations of child deaths from diarrhea and show uneven progress over 15 years to mitigate the problem.

Sep 19, 2018

Ovary removal may increase risk of chronic kidney disease

Premenopausal women who have their ovaries surgically removed face an increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to a Mayo Clinic study published on Wednesday, Sept. 19, in the Clinical Journal of the ...

Sep 19, 2018

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Is the end of the recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) a good thing?

Recently, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for the eliminating involvement of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) in human gene therapy experiments, marking ...

Sep 19, 2018

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Simulations of every woman's breast tissue address delay on enhanced MRI cancer detection

No woman's breast tissue is the same, so MRIs detecting and monitoring cancer shouldn't treat them all the same.

Sep 19, 2018

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Flu season forecasts could be more accurate with access to health care companies' data

In an era when for-profit companies collect a wealth of data about us, new research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that data collected by health care companies could—if made available to researchers and public ...

Sep 19, 2018

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