Archive: 26/01/2017

Uncertainty surrounding junior doctors' contract affected career choice, study reveals

Fewer doctors are choosing to train in acute hospital specialties as a result of turbulence surrounding last year's junior doctors' contract, according to an academic survey.

Jan 26, 2017

Growth-stunting gene may spare South Americans from dementia

Ecuadorians who have a rare, growth-stunting gene do not appear to experience memory loss to the same degree as other people, according to a new study.

Jan 26, 2017

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Surgical eye robot performs precision injection in patient with retinal vein occlusion

Eye surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have been the first to use a surgical robot to operate on a patient with retinal vein occlusion. The robot uses a needle of barely 0.03 millimetre to inject a thrombolytic drug ...

Jan 26, 2017

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African trees kill both malaria mosquitoes and the parasite

Malaria is one of the world's most serious infectious diseases and affects more than 200 million people each year. Scientists at the University of Oslo have examined the bark from two African trees and found substances that ...

Jan 26, 2017

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Split brain does not lead to split consciousness

A new research study contradicts the established view that so-called split-brain patients have a split consciousness. Instead, the researchers behind the study, led by UvA psychologist Yair Pinto, have found strong evidence ...

Jan 26, 2017

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Dietitian provides super swaps for the big game

Just as everyone is recovering from holiday eating and getting their new year diet and exercise routine into gear, one of the biggest eating days makes its way onto the calendars. Roberta Anding, a registered dietitian with ...

Jan 26, 2017

Brexit uncertainty hangs over EU medicines agency

Tasked with giving new medicines the go-ahead across the EU, the European Medicines Agency is likely to have to relocate from its London base after Brexit—a prospect that is worrying its chief Guido Rasi.

Jan 26, 2017

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Possible new method for treating autism and memory disorders

Scientists at the Tomsk State University exploring myokines, proteins that are produced in the muscles during physical activities, have found that these active agents enhance human cognitive function. Scientists hope to use ...

Jan 26, 2017

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Fighting leprosy when the world thinks it's eradicated

Farmer Folahan is one of up to 200 people in the west African country of Benin who still contract leprosy every year.

Jan 26, 2017

Does depression boost the risk of cancer death?

People who are frequently depressed or anxious may run a higher risk of dying from certain types of cancer, researchers said on Thursday.

Jan 26, 2017

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