Archive: 03/12/2015

The all-in-one solution to sexual health is on its way

The current sexual and reproductive prevention methods have significantly improved the health and well-being of women and their families. But this is not enough. Worldwide each year there are still 85 million unplanned pregnancies, ...

Dec 3, 2015

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New dwarfism drug shows how innovation can be done well

Sara was born on a rainy Sunday, the first child to her adoring and overwhelmed parents. Her mother's pregnancy had been uneventful, and all their antenatal tests normal.

Dec 3, 2015

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Opinion: Overdiagnosing and making well people sick

Is there such a thing as being too cautious about one's health? That question is explored today by ECU's Professor Moira Sims who considers the effectiveness of the tests and subsequent treatments and whether the process ...

Dec 3, 2015

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Are blood clots in patients with heart-assist pumps decreasing or on the rise in 2015?

More left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), a mechanical heart that helps pump blood, are now implanted annually than hearts transplanted in patients with advanced stages of heart failure. Evidence-based data indicate that ...

Dec 3, 2015

Illuminating depression's circuitry

In a hospital room at UC San Francisco's Parnassus campus, a patient anticipates having an epileptic seizure. A dozen wires trail from her gauze-wrapped head to a bedside monitoring device. Hidden beneath gauze and bone lies ...

Dec 3, 2015

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Social stress messes up the hippocampus

How do you feel when you are stuck in a traffic jam for hours? Or when you are late for a flight? Or when you are waiting at the university hall to pass an exam? Obviously, you feel stressed, which might endanger your hippocampus ...

Dec 3, 2015

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Researchers study the adaptation of athletes to different climates

The benefits of training in the heat are widely known in sports and exercise circles. Examples of positive physiological responses in heat training can translate to increased heat and pain tolerance, fluid retention in the ...

Dec 3, 2015

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Priority Setting Partnership publish 11 key research questions to reduce the number of stillbirths

New research led by Dr Alex Heazell, Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics, Saint Mary's Hospital, has identified 11 key priorities for research into the reduction of stillbirth and improving care for parents who have experienced ...

Dec 3, 2015

Colombia rethinks drug policy with medical marijuana

Every year Colombian mother Ines Cano celebrates her daughter's birthday by getting a butterfly tattoo, her way of giving thanks that little Luna has survived another year of chronic epilepsy.

Dec 3, 2015

Study shows public support for laws against weight discrimination

Government policies and laws against weight discrimination have broad public support in four nations where this form of bias is prevalent, according to a new multinational study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity ...

Dec 3, 2015

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Archive: 03/12/2015

The all-in-one solution to sexual health is on its way

New dwarfism drug shows how innovation can be done well

Opinion: Overdiagnosing and making well people sick

Are blood clots in patients with heart-assist pumps decreasing or on the rise in 2015?

Illuminating depression's circuitry

Social stress messes up the hippocampus

Researchers study the adaptation of athletes to different climates

Priority Setting Partnership publish 11 key research questions to reduce the number of stillbirths

Colombia rethinks drug policy with medical marijuana

Study shows public support for laws against weight discrimination

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