Archive: 05/03/2018

Major study of homelessness finds housing policy is failing Sydney's most vulnerable

There is an urgent need for more low-cost housing and alternative housing models of supported housing for Sydney's homeless, given the high rates of serious mental illness among the homeless, according to new research from ...

Mar 5, 2018

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Study finds differences in how domestic violence victims seek help

A recent study of how victims of domestic violence access help found that Hispanic women use legal resources more often than non-Hispanic white women. It also found that Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women reported different ...

Mar 5, 2018

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Student invents best-yet personal fall alert device

A Portsmouth student inspired by the worry of seeing his mother fall over when she was unwell has invented a gadget thought to be the most advanced personal alarm ever.

Mar 5, 2018

Rocker bottom shoes help reduce chronic low back pain

Researchers of the Sports Physiotherapy master's degree at Valencia's CEU Cardenal Herrera university report that unstable rocker shoes improve the strength of back muscles in order to maintain balance and stability when ...

Mar 5, 2018

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Epigenetics therapy shows promise in patients with lymphoma

New compounds targeting epigenetics have shown remarkable early activity in patients with lymphoma, according to data presented at the TAT (Targeted Anticancer Therapies) International Congress 2018 in Paris, France. ESMO's ...

Mar 5, 2018

'Fighting my cancer as much as possible': Why many patients join phase 1 clinical trials

"Fighting my cancer as much as possible" is why many patients participate in early stage clinical trials, according to research presented at the TAT (Targeted Anticancer Therapies) International Congress 2018 in Paris, France.

Mar 5, 2018

ROS-scavenging nanozymes for anti-inflammation therapeutics

The dysregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is linked to inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Live organisms have therefore evolved a number of highly efficient anti-inflammation ...

Mar 5, 2018