Medications
Perspective: Why opioids cannot fix chronic pain
A broken heart is often harder to heal than a broken leg. Now researchers say that a broken heart can contribute to lasting chronic pain.
Dec 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
Top coma experts develop three-part plan to improve patient outcomes
Leading coma experts have created an ambitious plan to help doctors better care for comatose patients and answer that most awful question: "Will my loved one wake up?"
Aug 19, 2020
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Medical research
A novel sperm selection technology to increase success rates of in vitro fertilization
Motile sperm are difficult to collect with a conventional cell sorter because they are vulnerable to physical damage. A research collaboration between Kumamoto and Kyoto Universities in Japan has developed a technique that ...
Jul 2, 2020
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Ophthalmology
How exercise reduces cataract risk
Chinese and Australian researchers have combined studies of more than 170,000 people and found conclusive evidence that regular physical exercise reduces the risk of age-related cataracts, the cause of blindness in an estimated ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Neuroscience
Amyloid formation drives brain tissue loss in animal studies
Amyloid plaque formation directly causes brain tissue loss in animals, but a drug called lithium reduces the life-shortening effects of this loss, shows a study published today in eLife.
Mar 31, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Collective trauma is real, and could hamper Australian communities' bushfire recovery
Most of us are probably familiar with the concept of psychological trauma, the impact on an individual's psyche caused by an extremely distressing event.
Feb 14, 2020
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Pediatrics
Children's fingertip injuries could signal abuse
Many children who suffer fingertip injuries have been abused, according to a Rutgers study. The researchers found that children who had a documented history of abuse or neglect were 23 percent more likely to suffer a fingertip ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Long-distance skiers may have 'motor reserve' that can delay onset of Parkinson's disease
To better understand the relationship between physical activity and Parkinson's Disease (PD) investigators in Sweden analyzed medical records of nearly 200,000 long-distance skiers who took part in the Vasaloppet cross-country ...
Feb 11, 2020
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Health
Study recommends new ways to treat musculoskeletal pain
A new study led by The University of Western Australia has identified 11 recommendations to help health professionals and patients better manage musculoskeletal problems. The study comes after the team found many musculoskeletal ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Cardiology
Physical activity may ward off heart damage
Physical activity can lower the risk of heart damage in middle-aged and older adults and reduce the levels of heart damage in people who are obese, according to research published today in JACC: Heart Failure.
Apr 24, 2017
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