Archive: 27/07/2017
Research reveals need to address range of symptoms in midlife women
When women reach "a certain age" they expect some typical symptoms that signal their journey through menopause.
Jul 27, 2017
New strategy against childhood cancer
Neuroblastoma is a cancer in children that originates in the sympathetic nervous system and has a high mortality. Current treatment includes chemotherapy and radiotherapy with their potentially severe side effects; there ...
Jul 27, 2017
Reduction in dental care and inferior oral health subsequent to dementia diagnosis
Subsequent to a diagnosis of dementia, the patient's contact with the dental care services diminishes and oral health is impaired. This has been revealed by a major register-based study from Karolinska Institutet published ...
Jul 27, 2017
The role of dosage in assessing risk of hormone therapy for menopause
When it comes to assessing the risk of estrogen therapy for menopause, how the therapy is delivered—taking a pill versus wearing a patch on one's skin—doesn't affect risk or benefit, researchers at UCLA and elsewhere ...
Jul 27, 2017
Researchers reveal unusual chemistry of protein with role in neurodegenerative disorders
A common feature of neurodegenerative diseases is the formation of permanent tangles of insoluble proteins in cells. The beta-amyloid plaques found in people with Alzheimer's disease and the inclusion bodies in motor neurons ...
Jul 27, 2017