Archive: 23/10/2017

Women need health and dental care to stay out of prison

"What I have done is not who I am. Most of us are emotionally and physically wounded. It's not easy getting out and starting over. We need help, don't just throw us out into society."

Oct 23, 2017

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Vaccinating against psoriasis, allergies and Alzheimer's a possibility, research shows

Research from the Universities of Dundee and Oxford has shown how combining the tetanus vaccine with a viral particle that normally affects cucumbers can be used to treat psoriasis and allergies, and may even protect against ...

Oct 23, 2017

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How doctors are taught to deal with death

As a society we're pretty removed from death. We don't really talk about it. Yet when medical students start their training, it suddenly becomes something they're intimately acquainted with. So how are young doctors taught ...

Oct 23, 2017

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New insights into controversial diagnosis of adolescent chronic fatigue

Crucial new research could provide some clarity around the controversy surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in adolescents. The research by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute published ...

Oct 23, 2017

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A step closer to a cure for adult-onset diabetes

In healthy people, exosomes – tiny structures secreted by cells to allow intercellular communication – prevent clumping of the protein that leads to type 2 diabetes. Exosomes in patients with the disease don't have the ...

Oct 23, 2017

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Do boys really have a testosterone spurt at age four?

The idea that four-year-old boys have a spurt of testosterone is often used to explain challenging behaviour at this age.

Oct 23, 2017

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Why we still don't understand sleep, and why it matters

One of my first jobs was to keep a lookout for lions. There are some occupations that are not suitable for someone with untreated narcolepsy and this is probably one of them. I was 22, a recent zoology graduate studying meerkats ...

Oct 23, 2017

New prevention exercise programme to reduce rugby injuries

A new dynamic 20-minute exercise programme, performed by rugby players before training and pre-match, could dramatically reduce injuries in the sport according to a benchmark study published today (Sunday 22 October).

Oct 23, 2017

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Big Data shows how cancer interacts with its surroundings

By combining data from sources that at first seemed to be incompatible, UC San Francisco researchers have identified a molecular signature in tissue adjacent to tumors in eight of the most common cancers that suggests they ...

Oct 23, 2017

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Novel therapies for multidrug-resistant bacteria

During this innovative study published in PLOS One, researchers found that novel classes of compounds, such as metal-complexes, can be used as alternatives to or to supplement traditional antibiotics, which have become ineffective ...

Oct 23, 2017

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