Archive: 08/11/2016

Mobile health interventions no silver bullet for diabetes patients, says study

Globally about 442 million people live with diabetes, most of them in low-income countries, where health systems often function poorly. As they are not equipped to follow-up on patients or improve the quality of care, chronic ...

Nov 8, 2016

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Understanding Africa's diverse gene pool can help fight lifestyle diseases

Africa is home to about 16% of the world's population. That's 1.2 billion people. But the continent is disproportionately burdened by a double health challenge: infectious diseases and a recent increase in non-communicable ...

Nov 8, 2016

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Online gambling regulations should be tightened to protect children and young people, research finds

Children and adolescents are being targeted by online gambling websites due to flaws in advertising legislation, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London and City University London.

Nov 8, 2016

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Solving the puzzle of necroptosis

Cell death is an essential physiological process for all multicellular organisms. Throughout life, cells in many tissues die naturally and are replaced by new cells. A proper balance between the death and production of new ...

Nov 8, 2016

Cannabis abuse possible cause of psychosis

The risk of developing psychosis is more than tripled for those who abuse cannabis, according to results from a new twin study.

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Personalised therapy reduces cancer risk for diabetes patients

The links between Type 2 diabetes and cancer are complex: people suffering from diabetes mellitus essentially have a higher risk of developing cancer but, on top of that, some diabetes drugs are also suspected of increasing ...

Nov 8, 2016

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Collapse of mitochondria-associated membrane in ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult onset, fetal neurodegenerative disease that selectively affects motor neurons. To date, more than 20 genes are identified as a causative of inherited ALS, and many researchers ...

Nov 8, 2016

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Results of indoor air quality study suggest room for improvement at salons

Plenty of factors can influence which salon we choose to go to – perhaps a friend has recommended it or it's conveniently located. But how many people pay close attention to whether or not a salon is in compliance with ...

Nov 8, 2016

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Brain 'fat' key to mental health

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a previously unknown relationship between brain structure and brain function. The discovery extends our knowledge of how the brain works and could help us understand ...

Nov 8, 2016

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Check-ups for cardiovascular disease should be targeted at a few high risk patients, study finds

A team of researchers led by the University of Birmingham have found that targeting as few as 1 in 12 adults for a heart check-up achieves most of the benefits of mass screening at a fraction of the cost.

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