Archive: 21/02/2018

Products derived from plants offer potential as dual-targeting agents for experimental cerebral malaria

Malaria, a life-threatening disease usually caused when parasites from the Plasmodium family enter the bloodstream of a person bitten by a parasite-carrying mosquito, is a severe health threat globally, with 200 to 300 million ...

Feb 21, 2018

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Schizophrenia a side effect of human development

Schizophrenia may have evolved as an "unwanted side effect" of the development of the complex human brain, a new study has found.

Feb 21, 2018

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Why teens need up to 10 hours' sleep

Technology, other distractions and staying up late make is difficult, but researchers say teenagers need to make time for 8-10 hours of sleep a night to optimise their performance and maintain good health and wellbeing.

Feb 21, 2018

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Electronic health records don't reduce administrative costs

The federal government thought that adopting certified electronic health record systems (EHR) would reduce administrative costs for physicians in a variety of specialties. However, a major new study conducted by researchers ...

Feb 21, 2018

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Study reveals financial pain after hospitalization

Being hospitalized is tough enough strictly as a health matter. But now a study co-authored by an MIT professor reveals its painful financial impact as well: On aggregate, hospitalization and the health problems that cause ...

Feb 21, 2018

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Research could change how doctors treat leukemia and other cancers fed by fat

Obesity and cancer risk have a mysterious relationship, with obesity increasing the risk for 13 types of cancer. For some cancers—including pediatric cancers—obesity affects survival rates, which are lower for people ...

Feb 21, 2018

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Many highly-engaged employees suffer from burnout

Underlining the danger of job burnout, a new study of more than 1,000 US workers finds that many employees who are highly engaged in their work are also exhausted and ready to leave their organisations.

Feb 21, 2018

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'Local environment' plays key role in breast cancer progression

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women—one in eight (12.4 percent) in the U.S. will be diagnosed with it. Invasive breast cancer is dangerous for two reasons: It can aggressively spread to other organs ...

Feb 21, 2018

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High blood pressure limits protection to vital organs and tissues in low-oxygen conditions

New research published in the Journal of Physiology sheds light on the effects of high blood pressure by considering the way the body responds to a lack of oxygen.

Feb 21, 2018

Chasing a better flu vaccine, with science and guesswork

In their first assessment of this season's influenza vaccine, federal health officials said last week that the current vaccine is 36 percent effective overall.

Feb 21, 2018

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