Archive: 22/06/2017

Tiny blood vessels in the brain could be the key in treating vascular dementia

Researchers from the University of Southampton are to study tiny channels embedded in the walls of blood vessels in the brain to assess their impact on dementia.

Jun 22, 2017

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Many diabetes patients produce some insulin

Some insulin is still produced in almost half of patients that have had type 1 diabetes for more than ten years. The study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden has now been published online by the medical ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Gene testing for the public—a way to ward off disease, or a useless worry?

The launch in Australia of a genomic testing service aimed at healthy people heralds a new era of individual patient care. A scan of your genome, which is the complete set of your genes, to find out if you are at risk of ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Growing up in disadvantaged areas may affect teens' brains, but good parenting can help

New research has found growing up in a disadvantaged neighbourhood may have negative effects on children's brain development. But for males, at least, positive parenting negated these negative effects, providing some good ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Alzheimer's disease study links brain health and physical activity

People at risk for Alzheimer's disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are more likely to have healthy patterns of glucose metabolism in their brain, according ...

Jun 22, 2017

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How serious is binge drinking among college students with disabilities?

A new study finds that college students with disabilities binge drink more often than their non-disabled student peers. The study, providing the first picture of alcohol use and binge drinking by US college students with ...

Jun 22, 2017

Scientists call for immediate halt to consumer use of two widespread antimicrobial chemicals

A pair of chemicals—prized for their antimicrobial properties—rose to become superstars in industry. Triclocarban is used in various soaps, while triclosan additionally appears in thousands of items of daily use in the ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Text messaging effectively supports treatment of HIV and tuberculosis

Mobile phone text messaging is a powerful tool for improving quality of care, as shown by José António Nhavoto in his doctoral thesis in informatics at Örebro University. He has developed and tested a method in Mozambique, ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Coupling of movement and vision

In a study published in Cell, Georg Keller and his group shed light on neural circuits in the cortex that underlie the integration of movement and visual feedback. They identified a mechanism in the visual cortex responsible ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Adulthood wellbeing lower for single-parent kids, says new research

People who grew up in single-parent families have lower levels of wellbeing and life satisfaction in adulthood, according to new research by the University of Warwick.

Jun 22, 2017

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