Archive: 06/06/2014

Life-changing events can lead to less physical activity

Adults tend to engage in less leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) after changes in both lifestyle and physical status, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Jun 6, 2014

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Researchers bring oral cancer-fighting patch to patients

(Medical Xpress)—The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan have signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with Ohio-based Venture Therapeutics, Inc, to form a new company to develop and commercialize a pharmaceutical ...

Jun 6, 2014

Uncovering an invisible network of palliative care

Day-to-day palliative care in the community is mainly delivered by an "invisible network" of extended family members, friends and neighbours, Flinders University research shows.

Jun 6, 2014

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Acne can't be prevented or cured, but it can be treated effectively

Acne just won't go away. The skin condition characterized by unsightly blemishes remains one of the most common disorders there is, with an estimated 80 percent of all people having outbreaks at some point in their lives. ...

Jun 6, 2014

Research trial reveals importance of breakfast in human health

Researchers from our Department for Health have conducted the first ever randomised controlled trial to examine the effect of regular daily breakfast when compared with extended morning fasting, to measure all components ...

Jun 6, 2014

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Toward a better drug against malaria

A research team led by Prof. Dr. Carola Hunte has succeeded in describing how the antimalarial drug atovaquone binds to its target protein. The scientists used x-ray crystallography to determine the three-dimensional structure ...

Jun 6, 2014

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Fighting resistance to antimalarial drug

When it comes to the emergence of antimalarial drug resistance, it's not a question of 'if' but 'when'. In order to keep up with the quickly evolving Plasmodium parasite - the cause of malaria - new ways to treat and ...

Jun 6, 2014

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Focus on biological signalling to defeat malaria

Millions of people die each year of malaria – a disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. There are major barriers in vaccine development as well as increased resistance to currently available therapies. New biological ...

Jun 6, 2014