Archive: 29/12/2015

Efficacy of azithromycin in chlamydia remains high

(HealthDay)—Azithromycin is not noninferior to doxycycline for treatment of urogenital chlamydia infection among adolescents; however, the efficacy of both types of treatment is high, according to a study published in the ...

Dec 29, 2015

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Early-life exercise alters gut microbes, promotes healthy brain and metabolism

The human gut harbors a teeming menagerie of over 100 trillion microorganisms, and researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered that exercising early in life can alter that microbial community for the ...

Dec 29, 2015

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Liquid salts deliver drugs through the skin with enhanced efficacy and reduced toxicity

Formulating drugs as liquid salts may provide a safe and efficient strategy for topical delivery of drugs that cause skin toxicity. A team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in Santa Barbara, ...

Dec 29, 2015

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Chronic and progressive nature of gout if left untreated

Emeritus professor of medicine, Elisio Pascual, at the Miguel Hernández Univeristy (UMH) in Elche and former head of the Rheumatology Unit at Alicante University Hospital has published a research paper presenting previously ...

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Quit smoking for the sake of your pets

Smokers are being urged to quit smoking for their New Year resolution for the sake of the health of their pets.

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Plain packaging effective in reducing misperceptions of tobacco products among Australian Indigenous

Following the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products in 2012, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were 12 per cent less likely to think certain tobacco brands were less harmful than others, ...

Dec 29, 2015

Self-control expert offers six tips for creating successful New Year's resolutions

Unfortunately, USC Dornsife researchers have not unlocked the key to keeping you from sleeping through your 5 a.m. spin class or avoiding the 4 p.m. trip to the vending machine.

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Creating realistic computational models of the cerebellum

In spite of gigantic advances in medical science over the last century there are still huge gaps in our knowledge of the inner workings of the human brain. For example, how do people in their eighties still remember sights, ...

Dec 29, 2015

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Researchers study neurology of balancing on two legs

Walking on two legs is inherently unstable, meaning that the human central nervous system must work hard to maintain balance. Walking motion is maintained by two control approaches—feedforward control, in which the body ...

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Understanding the intermittencies that lurk in smooth movements

Apparently smooth continuous movements to trace moving objects harbour jerks. These jerks are absent when there is no object to be traced and so are thought to stem from changes in motor instructions anticipated and fed forward ...

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