Archive: 04/08/2016

Specialist mental health services do work—but they come at a price, study finds

A specialist service offering a tailored approach to treating patients with severe depression is more effective than usual mental health care but comes at a higher cost, research led by academics at The University of Nottingham ...

Aug 4, 2016

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Staphylococci trigger blood poisoning via lipopeptides, scientists find

epticemia or blood poisoning caused by Staphylococcus aureus leads to thousands of deaths each year in Germany alone. Just how the infection begins – and can lead to multiple organ failure – was little understood until ...

Aug 4, 2016

Blocking the migration of cancer cells to destroy them

Lymphoma is a cancer that affects lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. The disease originates in a lymphoid organ (lymph node, spleen, or bone marrow) before spreading through the blood to infiltrate not only other lymphoid ...

Aug 4, 2016

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Four tips for preventing food allergies in school

Most parents send their children off to begin a new school year with excitement. But parents of children with severe food allergies typically feel real fear. Will their children successfully avoid the foods they are allergic ...

Aug 4, 2016

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Scientists trek to Everest to unlock mysteries of the brain

For decades, scientists have brought monks and others into their labs to measure their brain activity while meditating. Now, for the first time, scientists trekked to the remote Mt. Everest region of Nepal to record the brain ...

Aug 4, 2016

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Researchers call for public to help test new online depression therapy

People who are feeling low or depressed are being offered the opportunity to take part in a study exploring the effectiveness of a simple new therapy online. Behavioural Activation (BA) was recently found to be as effective ...

Aug 4, 2016

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HPV-vaccinated women protect men from infection

A Melbourne study has found the first evidence of 'herd protection' from vaccinations against the cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV).

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Maternal microbial inheritance—benefits of breastfeeding

The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2016 is Breastfeeding: A key to sustainable development. The core message of this year's World Breastfeeding Week is to "learn to value our wellbeing from the beginning of life, and to ...

Aug 4, 2016

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Drunk or stoned—comparing sexual experiences related to alcohol and marijuana use among adults

A new study, published in Archives of Sexual Behavior by researchers affiliated with New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), compared self-reported sexual experiences related to use of alcohol ...

Aug 4, 2016

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What's the price of a hepatitis C cure?

Sofosbuvir is one of a number of new direct-acting antiviral drugs revolutionising the care of people living with hepatitis C. Combinations of two or three hepatitis C virus direct-acting antiviral drugs taken for 8-24 weeks ...

Aug 4, 2016

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