Archive: 27/08/2013
Broccoli could be key in the fight against osteoarthritis
A compound found in broccoli could be key to preventing or slowing the progress of the most common form of arthritis, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Aug 27, 2013
T-cell targeted therapy tested in type 1 diabetes study
Results from the START clinical study (Study of Thymoglobulin to Arrest Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes), led by Dr. Steve Gitelman (University of California, San Francisco) and sponsored by the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN), ...
Aug 27, 2013
High-tech imaging contributing to overdiagnosis of low-risk thyroid cancers
An increasing gap between the incidence of thyroid cancer and deaths from the disease suggests that low-risk cancers are being overdiagnosed and overtreated, a study from the Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care ...
Aug 27, 2013
The importance of treating pediatric AIDS in the elimination agenda
Scott Kellerman and colleagues argue that the scope of the current HIV elimination agenda must be broadened in order to ensure access to care and treatment for all children living with HIV.
Aug 27, 2013
Size of personal space is affected by anxiety
The space surrounding the body (known by scientists as 'peripersonal space'), which has previously been thought of as having a gradual boundary, has been given physical limits by new research into the relationship between ...
Aug 27, 2013
Dementia sufferers more likely to be diagnosed with urinary or fecal incontinence
Patients with a diagnosis of dementia have approximately three times the rate of diagnosis of urinary incontinence, and more than four times the rate of fecal incontinence, compared with those without a diagnosis of dementia, ...
Aug 27, 2013