Neuroscience
Study: Walking backward to get ahead
Walking backward may seem counterintuitive, but to athletes in training, doing so on a treadmill builds strength and agility.
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Neuroscience
Pilot study suggests Parkinson's disease progression can be slowed
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implanted in early stage Parkinson's disease decreases the risk of disease progression and the need to prescribe multiple drugs to patients simultaneously, according to a five-year outcomes study ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Health
Integrating pharmacists into general practice can optimise patient treatment
Research undertaken by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences suggests that integrating pharmacists into general practice (GP) teams facilitates collaboration to optimise treatment plans for patients with long-term ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Medications
Medicinal cannabis may reduce behavioral problems in kids with intellectual disabilities
Cannabidiol, a type of medicinal cannabis, may reduce severe behavioural problems in children and adolescents with an intellectual disability a new study has found.
Jun 24, 2020
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Vaccination
Australian-first model to improve maternal and childhood vaccination rates
An Australian-first antenatal vaccine communication model for midwives showed promise for increasing uptake of maternal and childhood vaccines, according to a pilot study.
Jun 8, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers find new way to detect blood clots
Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are working on an entirely new way to detect blood clots, especially in pediatric patients.
Jun 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Laser, biosciences researchers combine efforts to study viruses in droplets
Laser and biology experts at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are working together to develop a platform and experiments to study the structure and components of viruses like the one causing COVID-19, ...
May 29, 2020
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Genetics
Epigenetics tell the story of trauma and recovery
QUT trauma researcher Professor Jane Shakespeare-Finch from the Faculty of Health's School of Psychology and Counselling said this line of research could provide more specific and individualised targets for research, prevention, ...
May 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika infection soon after birth leads to long-term brain and behavior problems
Researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center have shown Zika virus infection soon after birth leads to long-term brain and behavior problems, including persistent socioemotional, cognitive and motor deficits, ...
May 26, 2020
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Health
Blood test could predict diabetes years before it strikes
Scientists have identified metabolites in the blood that accurately predict whether a woman will develop type 2 diabetes after experiencing a transient form of illness during pregnancy. This discovery could lead to a test ...
May 22, 2020
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