Oncology & Cancer
Norwegian superfluid is now helping brain surgeons
According to the Cancer Registry of Norway, around 1,000 people in Norway are diagnosed with brain tumours every year.
Feb 22, 2017
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Neuroscience
Challenges remain in HIV care in Africa
Barriers to diagnosis and lack of access to modern medications have combined to place caregivers and HIV-positive patients in sub-Saharan Africa between a rock and a hard place. A new study shows that physicians are often ...
Dec 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treating cholera in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
Since Dr. Adam Levine arrived in Haiti in late October, he's been managing a cholera treatment unit for International Medical Corps. Hurricane Matthew devastated the area on Oct. 4, creating conditions that foment the spread ...
Nov 10, 2016
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Diabetes
Pokemon Go could ease Type 2 diabetes burden
Leading diabetes researchers believe smartphone craze Pokémon Go could be an "innovative solution" to rising obesity levels and chronic disease.
Jul 25, 2016
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Health
Scientists assess hydration potential of different drinks
Scientists at the universities of Stirling, Loughborough and Bangor are calling for the creation of a beverage hydration index to help people understand how different drinks can keep you hydrated.
Jun 1, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Esophageal rupture described after drinking PEG solution
(HealthDay)—Esophageal rupture can occur in association with colonoscopy preparation, according to a letter to the editor published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Mar 25, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers use optogenetics to cause recoding of mouse associative memory
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers working at Oxford University has for the first time, caused an external decoding of an associative memory in a mammal. In their paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, ...
Health
Alcohol aromatherapy eases nausea in the ER
Nauseated patients in the emergency department who sniffed pads saturated with isopropyl alcohol were twice as likely to obtain relief from their symptoms as nauseated patients who sniffed pads saturated with saline solution, ...
Dec 8, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorders
Another study shows vaccines do not cause autism
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with affiliations to several institutions in the U.S., has conducted a study at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, looking into the possibility of ...
Medications
FDA approves stomach-filling balloon for weight loss
Federal health regulators on Tuesday approved an inflatable medical balloon that aids weight loss by filling up space in the stomach.
Jul 28, 2015
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