Archive: 24/03/2017

Fainting disorder mechanism figured out

Monash University researchers have discovered the mechanism underlying the fainting disorder, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), the condition famously affecting the former lead singer of The Wiggles.

Mar 24, 2017

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Use food subsidies as carrot to encourage healthier eating habits for obese

Subsidising healthy foods by up to 10 per cent would do more to shift the eating habits of overweight and obese people than a tax on unhealthy products, and could be cost effective in the long-run, according to the findings ...

Mar 24, 2017

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Key tool in DNA repair kit found

Breaks in DNA can cause chromosome rearrangements, abnormalities linked to cancer. Now Yale scientists have identified how the molecule DNA2 helps begin the complex process of repairing these breaks.

Mar 24, 2017

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Cross-cell transport bears unexpected responsibility for sealing blood-retinal barrier

A cellular trafficking system called transcytosis may actually do most of the work in controlling the permeability of the barrier between the blood and the central nervous system, according to new research conducted in mice ...

Mar 24, 2017

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Improve access, uptake and use of services for people at risk of tuberculosis in vulnerable populations

A researcher from the University's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, Dr Ruaraidh Hill, working closely with a pan-European team, conducted two reviews to improve access, uptake and use of services for people at ...

Mar 24, 2017

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Custom-built microscope reveals details of how neurons communicate

The brain hosts an extraordinarily complex network of interconnected nerve cells that are constantly exchanging electrical and chemical signals at speeds difficult to comprehend. Now, scientists at Washington University School ...

Mar 24, 2017

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Colonoscopy just the start in preventing colorectal cancer

When it comes to preventing colorectal cancer, there's a whole lot more to it than colonoscopy.

Mar 24, 2017

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New prosthetic invention lets users reclaim their sense of touch

Two years ago, Melissa Loomis, age 43, was in her house in Ohio when she heard her two dogs barking and scuffling outside. She discovered her pets in a tussle with a raccoon and ran to intercede. The wild animal bit her right ...

Mar 24, 2017

Mice offer a window into sleep's role in memory

Sleep provides essential support for learning and memory, but scientists do not fully understand how that process works on a molecular level. What happens to synapses, the connections between neurons, during sleep that helps ...

Mar 24, 2017

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Allergy sufferers can expect a bumper crop of weeds and pollen

California experienced record rainfall this year and may have even made headway against the state's historic drought. Now that lush landscapes abound and spring is upon us, what does this mean for allergy sufferers?

Mar 24, 2017

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