Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Insight into the neglected tropical disease sleeping sickness
Lancaster University researchers have shed light on how the parasite which causes sleeping sickness multiples inside its host.
Dec 12, 2019
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Lancaster University
Neuroscience
Common genetic link between autism and Tourette's impairs brain communication
Lancaster University researchers have discovered, for the first time, how a genetic alteration that increases the risk of developing Autism and Tourette's impacts on the brain.
Dec 10, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How sand fly mating habits are helping tackle tropical disease in £2.5 million project
The tropical disease Leishmaniasis is being tackled by catching female sand flies who carry the parasite that causes the disease.
Dec 5, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Developing a new AI breast cancer diagnostic tool
Scientists are developing a new way to identify the unique chemical 'fingerprints' for different types of breast cancers.
Dec 2, 2019
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Medical economics
New hospital tech disrupts doctors' and nurses' jobs, forces improvisation to ensure patient safety
Doctors and nurses must adapt their routines and improvise their actions to ensure continued patient safety, and for their roles to be effective and to matter as new technology disrupts their working practices.
Nov 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A 'metaphor menu' for cancer patients launched by researchers
The first manual of expressions describing cancer has been developed by researchers to help patients make sense of their disease.
Nov 11, 2019
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Listening to 'noisy knees' to diagnose osteoarthritis: The first human cohort study
A new way of diagnosing and assessing knee osteoarthritis (OA) has moved a step closer with a major study paving the way for its use in research and clinical practice.
Oct 16, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media stress can lead to social media addiction
Social network users risk becoming more and more addicted to social media platforms even as they experience stress from their use.
Aug 27, 2019
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Medical research
Human torso simulator offers promise for new back brace innovations
Engineers have for the first time created a simulator mimicking the mechanical behavior of the human torso—which could lead to innovations in the design of medical back supports.
Jul 31, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bystanders will intervene to help victims of aggressive public disputes
Bystanders will intervene in nine-out-of-ten public fights to help victims of aggression and violence say researchers, in the largest ever study of real-life conflicts captured by CCTV.
Jun 26, 2019
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