Archive: 02/11/2017

Risk of oversharing in conversation increases with age, study says

The risk of oversharing in conversation - or providing a listener with too much irrelevant detail - increases as we age, research suggests.

Nov 2, 2017

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Researchers solve mystery behind red blood cell maturation

Red blood cells are formed in the bone marrow from haematopoietic stem cells via a complex process known as erythropoiesis. Towards the end of this process, immature red blood cells also known as reticulocytes (multi-lobular ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Researchers find SafeCare parent-training program improves stress biomarkers among caregivers

SafeCare, a parenting program focused on reducing child abuse and neglect, has been found to decrease physiological indicators of stress, according to researchers in the Georgia State University School of Public Health.

Nov 2, 2017

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One year results from the REDUCE trial reported

Results from the prospective, multicenter, randomized investigator-initiated REDUCE trial were reported today at the 29th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Sponsored by the Cardiovascular ...

Nov 2, 2017

Here's why the 2017 flu season was so bad

Australia has recorded 221,853 flu infections so far in 2017, more than any other year. As the flu season comes to an end, we're beginning to understand why it was so bad. And it wasn't because of increased, or more sensitive, ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Drug 'melts away' fat inside arteries

A new drug being trialled for treating breast cancer and diabetes has been shown to 'melt away' the fat inside arteries that can cause heart attacks and strokes.

Nov 2, 2017

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Colon cancer breakthrough could lead to prevention – and the foods that can help

Colon cancer, Crohn's, and other diseases of the gut could be better treated – or even prevented – thanks to a new link between inflammation and a common cellular process, established by the University of Warwick.

Nov 2, 2017

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New insights into the release of molecules involved in inflammatory diseases

In a recent study published in Cell Reports, a research team led by Colin Adrain, from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC, Portugal), discovered the mechanism that controls the release of important molecules that trigger ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Precision radiooncology enables women to maintain an active sex life after gynaecological radiotherapy

Up until now, gynaecological radiotherapy for cervical, vaginal or vulvar cancer has often been associated with substantial side-effects in the vagina that prevented women from pursuing an active sex life afterwards. Using ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Financial motives drive some doctors' decisions to offer IVF

Around one in 25 Australian babies are conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART), including in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). These interventions are almost all offered in private fertility clinics, backed by a ...

Nov 2, 2017

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