Archive: 27/06/2016

High Internet, video game use linked to mental health issues

Teenagers who use the Internet, social media or electronic games excessively are more likely to experience mental health issues and engage in risk-taking behaviour, research suggests.

Jun 27, 2016

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No association between 'bad cholesterol' and elderly deaths, new study says

A University of South Florida professor and an international team of experts have found that older people with high levels of a certain type of cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), live as long, and often ...

Jun 27, 2016

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Study showcases poisoning risk to small children from laundry pods

Laundry pod detergents are far more likely to cause poisoning injuries in young children than are nonpod laundry detergents, and are four times more likely to lead to hospitalization, according to findings published today ...

Jun 27, 2016

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Scientists develop a drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis

A team of scientists has created a new form of a vaccine used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, one of the most severe neurodegenerative autoimmune diseases. The drug has successfully passed pre-clinical trials and ...

Jun 27, 2016

Scientists measure how baby bump changes the way women walk, make future safety studies possible

Movie sets are normally the home of three-dimensional motion caption systems, but researchers used the same video recording system in a lab to measure the way pregnant women walk. This is the first research study to use ...

Jun 27, 2016

Model of applicator for intracavitary brachytherapy of liver created

Liver cancer is an unfortunately widespread oncological disease of the abdominal cavity. Currently, the most effective method of treatment is hepatectomy. But the treatment carries a high possibility of tumor recurrence because ...

Jun 27, 2016