Archive: 21/11/2013
Rutegrs-Camden nursing scholar develops tool for ostomy care
Nurses caring for ostomy patients will now be equipped with an essential new tool that provides them with the first comprehensive guide to optimize ostomy management and enhance patient safety.
Nov 21, 2013
Growth more stunted in lower-income youth with kidney disease
Even with more prescriptions for growth hormone, children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease were less likely to grow to normal height ranges if they came from lower-income families, according to research funded ...
Nov 21, 2013
New crizotinib side-effect: Reduced measures of kidney function during treatment (recovery after)
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Cancer shows that using crizotinib to treat ALK positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) appears to reduce kidney function when assessed by one ...
Nov 21, 2013
NZ toxic contaminant levels halved, study shows
Blood samples taken by Massey researchers to measure the concentrations of toxic environmental contaminants, called persistent organic pollutants (or POPs), show their levels halved in the past 15 years among New Zealand's ...
Nov 21, 2013
Researchers explore links between learning disorders in children
New interdisciplinary research from Western University has uncovered fundamental links among three major learning difficulties in some school-age children. Although many children have specific problems with dyslexia, specific ...
Nov 21, 2013
Intestinal bacteria influence food transit through the gut
Food transit through the small intestine affects the body's absorption of nutrients and, consequently, our health. The discovery that food transit time is regulated by a hormone indicates new ways to increase the intestinal ...
Nov 21, 2013
Researchers discover new treatment for osteoporosis
University of Sydney researchers have discovered a promising treatment for osteoporosis, which is easily delivered in water soluble form.
Nov 21, 2013
Life expectancy lowered by ten years in obese children
In Mexico, overweight or obese children could suffer a step back in life expectancy by up to 10 years.
Nov 21, 2013
Playing computer games makes brains feel and think alike
Scientists have discovered that playing computer games can bring players' emotional responses and brain activity into unison. By measuring the activity of facial muscles and imaging the brain while gaming, the group found ...
Nov 21, 2013