Health
Study disproves accusations of ghost patient fraud by GPs
A research paper published last year has put paid to claims that GPs in England are cheating the system by claiming for non-existent patients.
Jun 13, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Scientists report new endometriosis findings
Endometriosis is a disease that affects 10 to 15 percent of all reproductive-aged women. Although no cure has been found, researchers seek to determine why some women develop endometriosis and in order to develop effective ...
May 21, 2019
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Immunology
TTI heat map shows relationship between traffic-related air pollution and childhood asthma
A team of air quality and health researchers led by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have created a first-of-its-kind, county-by-county interactive heat map and city-by-city table detailing the distribution of ...
Apr 5, 2019
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Genetics
Woman with novel gene mutation lives almost pain-free
A woman in Scotland can feel virtually no pain due to a mutation in a previously-unidentified gene, according to a research paper co-led by UCL.
Mar 28, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Burden of myeloproliferative neoplasms in Australia revealed
New research led by Cancer Council Queensland and Curtin University has investigated the patterns and trends of a rare group of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) for the first time in Australia.
Mar 22, 2019
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Health
Australian tradies exposed to excess noise levels at work, study finds
Almost one in five Australian working men experienced noise above the recommended occupational limit on their most recent working day, new research led by Curtin University has found.
Mar 6, 2019
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Autism spectrum disorders
Meta-analysis highlights important challenges in cognitive processing for adults with ASD
The first comprehensive, systematic review and meta-analysis of adults with autism shows that despite having an intact IQ, these adults have medium to large impairments in four key social- and non-social cognitive domains: ...
Jan 2, 2019
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Parkinson's disease experts devise a roadmap
A recently discovered protein, alpha-synuclein, has become one of the most attractive targets for developing new drugs with the potential to slow down or arrest the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). Experts in the ...
Dec 20, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Study reveals high obesity rates amongst immigrant children
A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered some alarming trends when it comes to obesity rates amongst children of Australian immigrants.
Dec 20, 2018
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Neuroscience
In the developing brain, scientists find roots of neuropsychiatric diseases
The most comprehensive genomic analysis of the human brain ever undertaken has revealed new insights into the changes it undergoes through development, how it varies among individuals, and the roots of neuropsychiatric illnesses ...
Dec 13, 2018
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