Archive: 29/04/2015

Scientists uncover surprising new details of potential Alzheimer's treatment

Taking a new approach, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered some surprising details of a group of compounds that have shown significant potential in stimulating the growth ...

Apr 29, 2015

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The victimization quandry: To help victims we have to stop blaming them

A woman is brutally assaulted, but rather than receiving the sympathy she deserves, she is blamed. If she had dressed differently or acted differently, or made wiser choices, others say, she would have been spared her ordeal. ...

Apr 29, 2015

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When society isn't judging, women's sex drive rivals men's

Men just want sex more than women. I'm sure you've heard that one. Stephen Fry even went as far as suggesting in 2010 that straight women only went to bed with men because sex was "the price they are willing to pay for a ...

Apr 29, 2015

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Brain tumor patients should be screened for depression

Because depression in brain cancer patients is a common but often overlooked condition, oncologists should regularly screen tumor patients for depression, according to an article in the current issue of CNS Oncology.

Apr 29, 2015

ESA aids Ebola patients

New antiviral drugs to treat Ebola patients in West Africa have been tested with the help of a transportable diagnostics laboratory developed with ESA's support.

Apr 29, 2015

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Researchers adapt TB diagnostic tool for determining traumatic brain injury

A new detection approach originally developed for tuberculosis diagnostics is being adapted as a tool for determining traumatic brain injury, one of the challenges facing the medical community as it works to treat military ...

Apr 29, 2015

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Organic and long-life milk 'risk to children's IQ', new study

Pregnant or breastfeeding women could be putting the health of their babies at risk by switching to organic or long-life UHT milk, new research suggests.

Apr 29, 2015

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New research offers the potential of new treatments for toxoplasma-induced pneumonia and cystic fibrosis

The research has discovered a link between a vital pumping system that does not function correctly in people with cystic fibrosis and the parasite Toxoplasma.

Apr 29, 2015

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Five lessons, and an enduring mystery, from a massive stroke study

By any measure, the UAB-led REasons for Geographic And Racial Disparities in Stroke (REGARDS) study is a big deal. Funded by major ongoing grants to the School of Public Health (SOPH) from the National Institute of Neurological ...

Apr 29, 2015

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Quality sleep had no effect on the likelihood of injury in sporting study

A good week's sleep had no effect on the likelihood of injury across the Westcoast Eagles' 2013 AFL season, according to recent research.

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