Archive: 01/02/2017

Here's what we can learn from people with synaesthesia

Imagine what the world would be like if numbers had specific spatial locations, music had shapes, or colours made sounds. Perhaps you'd experience the bass in the Jamie xx track Gosh as cuboid, metallic and heavy, with spiralling ...

Feb 1, 2017

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Researchers investigate 'life-review experience' in near-death people

(Medical Xpress)—A trio of researchers with Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Israel has found that many people do experience unusual memory events near death. In their paper published in the journal Consciousness ...

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Infections, diabetic nerve damage, deformities among foot problems of homeless people

As many as two-thirds of the homeless population suffers some form of foot problem at any given time, according to research two Dalhousie medical students recently published in the international scientific journal, PLOS ONE.

Feb 1, 2017

Exploring vaccine safety

When a vaccine is given, there's always a risk of side-effects since it induces an immune response. The BIO-department is involved in the largest vaccine project ever, with the aim to develop new tools for monitoring vaccine ...

Feb 1, 2017

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'Love hormone' from insects as potential drug lead for inhibiting preterm labour

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers led by MedUni Vienna report that an oxytocin-like neuropeptide ("inotocin") exhibited a specific pharmacological profile for the human ...

Feb 1, 2017

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Why thick skin develops on palms and soles, and its links to cancer

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have discovered that foot callouses/keratoderma (thickened skin) can be linked to cancer of the oesophagus (gullet), a disease which affects more than 8000 people in the UK ...

Feb 1, 2017

Large Finnish genetic study uncovers potential new treatments for inflammatory diseases

Researchers from the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Turku, Finland, have studied over ten million DNA variations and found new links between the human genome and inflammation ...

Feb 1, 2017

Fast food packaging contains potentially harmful chemicals that can leach into food

Many Americans, with the start of the New Year, will resolve to cut back on fast food to avoid an overload of fat and calories. Yet, there is another reason to resist the temptation to indulge in fast food. The greaseproof ...

Feb 1, 2017

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Poverty impacts on type of dental care received

Adults from highly deprived areas are less likely to receive prevention care and advice and more likely to have a tooth extracted, compared to those from the least deprived, according to new research.

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Assessing the epidemiological situation of Chagas disease among German citizens of Bolivian origin

How does one combat a tropical disease when most of those infected are unaware that they carry the pathogen responsible? How can one reach, test and treat the population at risk? A pilot study by LMU researchers suggests ...

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Archive: 01/02/2017

Here's what we can learn from people with synaesthesia

Researchers investigate 'life-review experience' in near-death people

Infections, diabetic nerve damage, deformities among foot problems of homeless people

Exploring vaccine safety

'Love hormone' from insects as potential drug lead for inhibiting preterm labour

Why thick skin develops on palms and soles, and its links to cancer

Large Finnish genetic study uncovers potential new treatments for inflammatory diseases

Fast food packaging contains potentially harmful chemicals that can leach into food

Poverty impacts on type of dental care received

Assessing the epidemiological situation of Chagas disease among German citizens of Bolivian origin

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