Neuroscience
Xenon gas protects the brain after head injury
Treatment with xenon gas after a head injury reduces the extent of brain damage, according to a study in mice.
Sep 9, 2014
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Neuroscience
Xenon exposure shown to erase traumatic memories
McLean Hospital researchers are reporting that xenon gas, used in humans for anesthesia and diagnostic imaging, has the potential to be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other memory-related disorders.
Aug 27, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists pinpoint bladder cancer patients to benefit from 'tumour-softening'
Scientists in Manchester have identified a protein that could help doctors decide which bladder cancer patients would benefit from a treatment that makes radiotherapy more effective, according to a study published in the ...
Jul 30, 2014
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Health
Health Check: The ins and outs of burping and farting
To understand why we fart, you need to know something about the volume of gases produced in the bowels first.
Jun 16, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gulf War illness: New report lauds treatment research, confirms toxic causes
Progress has been made toward understanding the physiological mechanisms that underlie Gulf War illness and identifying possible treatments, according to a report released Monday by a Congressionally mandated panel of scientific ...
Apr 28, 2014
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Medical research
Tackling illness in premature babies with genetics and artificial noses
Parents of new-born children are used to dealing with their child's dirty nappies, but not to the extent of the dedicated scientists at the University of Liverpool who are in receipt of over 13,000 faecal samples from premature ...
Apr 17, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer researchers test their homes for radon
Cancer researchers and clinicians are testing their homes for radon gas this month in an effort to bring awareness to the cancer-causing radioactive gas that could be lurking in the homes of Canadians.
Jan 23, 2014
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Medical research
Scientists reveal steps leading to necrotizing fasciitis
How does Streptococcus pyogenes, or Group A streptococcus (GAS)—a bacterial pathogen that can colonize humans without causing symptoms or can lead to mild infections—also cause life-threatening diseases such as necrotizing ...
Jan 16, 2014
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Health
Fracking chemicals disrupt hormone function
A controversial oil and natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, uses many chemicals that can disrupt the body's hormones, according to new research accepted for publication in The Endocrine ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New technologies improving the odds for osteoporosis patients
The older we get, the greater our risk of developing osteoporosis becomes. The fragile bone disease affects about 9 million Americans, and experts from the National Osteoporosis Foundation predict that it will be responsible ...
Aug 23, 2013
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