Archive: 23/03/2017
Blood fatty acids reveal your child's diet
Eating lots of sugary candy may strain the liver, alter the body's fatty acid metabolism and increase the risk of cardiometabolic diseases already in childhood. Children's blood fatty acid composition reflects their diet ...
Mar 23, 2017
Cardiac lead extractions safer in high volume centres
Cardiac lead extraction is safer in high volume centres, according to the largest study of contemporary practice in Europe published today in European Heart Journal. Extraction in a low volume centre was associated with a ...
Mar 23, 2017
Anticoagulants walk the line between clotting and bleeding risks
Because major surgery increases the risk of venous thrombosis, patients are often treated with anticoagulant medications to prevent thrombosis after surgery. Anticoagulant prophylaxis, however, increases the risk of severe ...
Mar 23, 2017
Small changes that make a big difference to aged care
With the number of people aged over 65 in Australia forecast to double in the next 20 years the University of South Australia's pioneering research project Quality Jobs Quality Care is delivering the tools aged-care providers ...
Mar 23, 2017
MDPV abuse in adolescence increases cocaine addiction vulnerability in adulthood
Consumption of the synthetic drug MDPV in adolescence can increase vulnerability of cocaine addiction during adulthood, according to a study carried out with laboratory animals and led by researchers Elena Escubedo and Olga ...
Mar 23, 2017