Archive: 05/05/2015

Trial of new 'resistance-busting' skin cancer drug begins as first patient receives treatment

A patient has become the first to receive a new 'resistance-busting' experimental skin cancer drug with the launch of a phase I clinical trial.

May 5, 2015

Search engine self-diagnosis and 'cyberchondria'

QUT research is aiming to improve search engines after finding online self-diagnosis of health conditions provides misleading results that can do more harm than good.

May 5, 2015

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The effects of very early patient mobilisation (VEM) following a stroke

Monash University researchers have contributed to the largest-ever study to work out the most effective rehabilitation treatment for stroke patients.

May 5, 2015

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Time to bust the myths about seat belts

When it comes to wearing seat belts, some motorists incorrectly think they are protected by the size of their vehicle, their seating position or where they are driving, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

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Nepal quake leaves children traumatised

Ten-year-old Ranju Giri wrings her hands as she describes how she cowered terrified under a bed with her younger brother when a massive earthquake rocked their home in Kathmandu.

May 5, 2015

Reducing salt in food good for the heart and health budgets

New Otago University research shows that introducing strategies that reduce the dietary salt intake of New Zealanders could reduce premature death and save millions of dollars annually for our health sector.

May 5, 2015

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Inhibiting cancer cells with substance obtained from marine sponge

For more than three decades, no new drug for the treatment of breast cancer has been presented. A group of researchers analyzing a marine sponge called Halichondrin okadai obtained a mesylate eribulin substance that had already ...

May 5, 2015

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Treatment against seasonal hay fever should be initiated prior to season, according to study

Recently published findings from the University of Oslo show that allergen-specific T cells are resident in the mucosa outside the pollen season and react strongly to pollen extract, suggesting that these T cells are long-lived ...

May 5, 2015

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Nerves move to avoid damage

New research from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital can help explain the prevalence of widespread syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome and sciatica. According to the results, neural movements ...

May 5, 2015

Researchers compare neurons in optic nerves to find why some regenerate and others don't

It's a question that seems to offer tantalizing hope to those suffering from vision impairment. Why is it that when the optic nerve is damaged—either through trauma or disease—few of its neurons survive and fewer still ...

May 5, 2015

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Archive: 05/05/2015

Trial of new 'resistance-busting' skin cancer drug begins as first patient receives treatment

Search engine self-diagnosis and 'cyberchondria'

The effects of very early patient mobilisation (VEM) following a stroke

Time to bust the myths about seat belts

Nepal quake leaves children traumatised

Reducing salt in food good for the heart and health budgets

Inhibiting cancer cells with substance obtained from marine sponge

Treatment against seasonal hay fever should be initiated prior to season, according to study

Nerves move to avoid damage

Researchers compare neurons in optic nerves to find why some regenerate and others don't

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