Archive: 23/10/2015

Online gambling to get safer through better prediction of addiction

A new 'early warning' system that automatically informs gamblers as soon as their behaviour shows signs of turning into an addiction is helping people engage in the pastime responsibly.

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Toxins remain in your clothes

Thousands of chemicals are used in clothes manufacturing. Researchers at Stockholm University have examined if there are chemicals in the clothes we buy as well. Several substances related to health risks were identified ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Collagen's role in skin cancer

Type VII collagen is an important protein that helps hold the skin together. Patients with a severe skin condition known as recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) have genetic mutations that lead to reductions ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Link between epilepsy and autism

A new UK study has shed light on the negative impact that epilepsy can have on autism in adult patients.

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Disappointed patients in Ghana

A recent study published in PloS One reveals that the quality of healthcare by Ghanaian providers is perceived a lot better by healthcare staff as compared to their clients. For example, health workers believe they are a ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Study links light exposure to weight gain in children

A world-first study by QUT's Sleep in Early Childhood Research Group has revealed pre-schoolers exposed to more light earlier in day tend to weigh more.

Oct 23, 2015

Probing the mysterious perceptual world of autism

The perceptual world of a person with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is unique. Beginning in infancy, people who have ASD observe and interpret images and social cues differently than others. Caltech researchers now have ...

Oct 23, 2015

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An easy test for sickle cell disease

A team of UConn biomedical engineers, working with colleagues from Yale, MIT, and Harvard, has developed a simple, inexpensive, and quick technique for the diagnosis and monitoring of sickle cell disease that can be used ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Researchers help identify genetic variants for colorectal cancer

Six genetic variants associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer were newly identified by University of Hawai'i Cancer Center researchers as part of a large international collaboration. The discovery will help ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Support for research without prior consent in cases involving critically ill children

Public health experts at the University of Liverpool have shown that parents and medics support research without prior consent in the emergency treatment of critically ill children.

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