Archive: 02/03/2017

New study reveals air pollution can alter the effectiveness of antibiotics and increases the potential of disease

Interdisciplinary research at the University of Leicester has explored the impact of black carbon on bacteria in the respiratory tract

Mar 2, 2017

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Cigarette smoke curbs lung's self-healing

Smoke from cigarettes blocks self-healing processes in the lungs and consequently can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, partner in the German Center for Lung ...

Mar 2, 2017

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Use of opioid pain medications may affect liver transplant patients' survival

An analysis of nearly 30,000 patients undergoing liver transplantation in the United States between 2008 and 2014 found elevated death and organ loss rates in the first 5 years after transplantation among recipients with ...

Mar 2, 2017

BPA replacement BHPF found to also cause estrogen related problems in mice

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from China and Japan has found that BHPF, a replacement chemical for BPA in plastics, can also cause estrogen-related problems in mice. In their paper published in the journal Nature ...

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Veterans not at higher risk of leukaemia, finds study

People who have served in the Armed Forces do not have an increased risk of leukaemia or other blood cancers, according to a study by the University of Glasgow.

Mar 2, 2017

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Getting a bad night's sleep could be increasing some people's likelihood of becoming obese

According to a study led by the University of Glasgow, and published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), abnormal sleeping habits increase the risk of obesity for those who are genetically predisposed ...

Mar 2, 2017

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Study finds plain packaging helps smokers quit

Plain tobacco packaging in Australia reduced smoking and increased smoker attempts to quit the habit because it led to a fall in the way they identified with their brand, a study led by ANU has found.

Mar 2, 2017

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New autoimmune disease triggered by thymomas

A Japanese research group has discovered that a newly-identified autoimmune endocrine disease that leads to hypopituitarism is caused by thymomas (a type of tumor originating from the thymic gland). These underlying mechanisms ...

Mar 2, 2017

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The placenta's role in protecting the fetus from infection

The mammalian placenta is a sort of armored car protecting a developing fetus. All manner of infectious agents attempt to break in, but few of them can.

Mar 2, 2017

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New treatment for fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes burns up fat in liver

Researchers in Sweden are planning the clinical trial of a new treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes which harnesses liver cells' own ability to burn accumulated fats.

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