Archive: 25/07/2018

Disrupting toxic stress in children to prevent long-term health impacts

Homelessness, neglect, malnutrition, or forced parent-child separation have long been known to cause toxic stress levels in childhood that harm developing brains and bodies.

Jul 25, 2018

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Researchers identify immune system mechanism that regulates inflammation

When the body's defense cells detect harmful pathogens they kill them and alert rest of the immune system. Sometimes this killing goes overboard, and our defense system starts attacking healthy cells leading to a condition ...

Jul 25, 2018

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Laws allowing medical marijuana have little impact on road safety

State laws that allow the use of medical marijuana are not significantly associated with cannabis-involved driving, according to a new study by Georgia State University associate professor of criminal justice and criminology ...

Jul 25, 2018

ADHD linked to an increased risk of injury in children, study finds

Children and young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at an increased risk of injury, a study at the University of Nottingham has found.

Jul 25, 2018

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New techniques show prosthetics users harming healthy limb

Researchers from the University of Salford have used new techniques to show that people with artificial arms and hands are doing damage to their intact limbs.

Jul 25, 2018

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'Irreversible coma' remains a sphere of controversy

In August 1968, a committee at Harvard Medical School published a landmark document titled "A Definition of Irreversible Coma." In addition to the traditional way of defining death, in terms of the loss of cardiorespiratory ...

Jul 25, 2018

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Drugs for rare disorder phenylketonuria hit the market

Brady Connolly is an 18-year-old rugby player who can barely eat any protein. No steak, no beans, no peanut butter shakes—none of the foods you'd imagine a young athlete would crave. That's what it's like to live with phenylketonuria ...

Jul 25, 2018

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Intriguing insights into the kidney-brain connection

Kidney disease doesn't just affect a patient's body, it's hard on their brain too—but no one really knows to what extent.

Jul 25, 2018

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Hidden abuse of Nigerian women revealed by researcher

A study of 16 Nigerian women living with domestic abuse has shown how they are too frightened of being deported to ask for help from the UK authorities.

Jul 25, 2018

Technique to monitor the growth of certain cancers

Purdue University researchers have developed a technique they hope will provide valuable information about the growth of certain cancers and the ability of drugs to fight them.

Jul 25, 2018

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