Wittenoom records the world's worst mesothelioma rate
WA's indigenous population has the highest rate of mesothelioma deaths in the world, with more than two-thirds of cases caused by asbestos mining in Wittenoom, researchers say.
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Archive: 06/07/2016
Medicinal marijuana – a gateway to increased illegal drug use?
Whether medicinal marijuana should be legalised has attracted debate recently. Central to the discussion both in New Zealand and overseas, is how legalising the drug for medicinal purposes will affect the use of non-medical ...
Jul 6, 2016
Metformin as a potential treatment for a rare pediatric disorder
Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder involving the dysfunction of an enzyme which breaks down three essential amino acids: leucine, isoleucine and valine. Left untreated, infants die from ...
Jul 6, 2016
Researchers hack the metastatic process using nanoparticles
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) molecular pharmacologist Daniel Heller, PhD, and colleagues have identified a new strategy to target drugs specifically to cancer sites, including metastatic tumors. The approach ...
Jul 6, 2016
Effectiveness of canagliflozin in treating type 2 diabetes
Research led by the University of Dundee has found that one of a new breed of drugs, which have been approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes, may be particularly effective without the need to be used in combination with ...
Jul 6, 2016
Poor sleep health could contribute to inflammatory disease
A new meta-analysis in Biological Psychiatry reports that sleep disturbances and long sleep duration are associated with increases in markers of inflammation.
Jul 6, 2016
