Archive: 02/07/2018

Virtual reality burger game tests the appetite for playing by the rules

Can you play by the rules and make lots of money or is it worth taking risks? That's the question researchers at the University of Nottingham are asking with a unique virtual reality game.

Jul 2, 2018

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Screening a tiny section of DNA could help East Asian patients avoid severe reactions to some medications

Researchers from Japan's Tohoku University and colleagues have found that a simple DNA test can predict if East Asian patients are likely to have bad reactions to thiopurine medications.

Jul 2, 2018

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Common chemical products making Australians sick, study finds

New research reveals almost one in five (18.9 per cent) Australians report chemical sensitivity, with more than one-third (6.5 per cent) medically diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), suffering health problems ...

Jul 2, 2018

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Patients with type 1 diabetes saw blood sugars improve with liraglutide

Researchers from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo have found that adding liraglutide to insulin treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes results not only in better blood ...

Jul 2, 2018

Air pollution – a neglected cause of death

In 2015, around 4.5 million people died prematurely from diseases attributed to ambient air pollution, including 237,000 children under the age of five from respiratory infections. This is the result of a study published ...

Jul 2, 2018

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Dragonfly wing technology to defend against post-surgery infection

South Australian researchers are embarking on a $20 million medical and manufacturing research project which could reduce the chance of infection after orthopaedic surgery, thanks to a little help from the humble dragonfly.

Jul 2, 2018

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Partnership problems and not career planning mainly explain why women are freezing their eggs

Contrary to common suggestion, women are opting to freeze their eggs not to pursue education or careers but for reasons "mostly revolving around women's lack of stable partnerships with men committed to marriage and parenting". ...

Jul 2, 2018