Archive: 20/12/2018

Hepatitis: Liver failure attributable to compromised blood supply

In severe cases, a viral hepatitis infection can result in liver failure. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered that immune cells attack cells in the vascular system, which disrupts the liver's ...

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Map of neuronal pathways of the mammalian cerebral cortex and their evolution

Using an in utero electroporation technique for ferrets, researchers at Kanazawa University investigated the axonal fibers in the developing cerebral cortex, where ferrets have two fiber layers; the inner axonal fiber layer ...

Dec 20, 2018

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Quicker, safer test could accurately detect some bowel cancers

Patients with suspected bowel cancer could be offered a quicker test to assess their cancer risk.

Dec 20, 2018

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Higher radiation dose needed to X-ray obese patients increases cancer risk

Extremely obese people are needing a far higher dose of radiation during X-ray examinations than people of normal weight, increasing their risk of cancer, new research has shown.

Dec 20, 2018

Screen time: How to handle your children's smartphone, tablet and video game addictions

Scream time. That's what I've taken to calling the drama that can come from enforcing screen time limits with my kids. And no, it's not just them doing the screaming.

Dec 20, 2018

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Molecule discovery holds promise for gene therapies for psoriasis

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a protein that could hold the key to novel gene therapies for skin problems including psoriasis—a common, chronic skin disease that affects over 100 million people ...

Dec 20, 2018

Parkinson's disease protein buys time for cell repair

Australian researchers have discovered how a protein linked to Parkinson's disease may protect cells such as neurons in the brain.

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Nebraska virologists discover safer potential Zika vaccine

University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without producing antibodies.

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Giving birth associated with 14 percent higher risk of heart disease and stroke

Giving birth is associated with a 14% higher risk of heart disease and stroke compared to having no children, reports a study1 published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society ...

Dec 20, 2018

The joy of giving lasts longer than the joy of getting

The happiness we feel after a particular event or activity diminishes each time we experience that event, a phenomenon known as hedonic adaptation. But giving to others may be the exception to this rule, according to research ...

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Archive: 20/12/2018

Hepatitis: Liver failure attributable to compromised blood supply

Map of neuronal pathways of the mammalian cerebral cortex and their evolution

Quicker, safer test could accurately detect some bowel cancers

Higher radiation dose needed to X-ray obese patients increases cancer risk

Screen time: How to handle your children's smartphone, tablet and video game addictions

Molecule discovery holds promise for gene therapies for psoriasis

Parkinson's disease protein buys time for cell repair

Nebraska virologists discover safer potential Zika vaccine

Giving birth associated with 14 percent higher risk of heart disease and stroke

The joy of giving lasts longer than the joy of getting

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