Archive: 11/07/2018

Type 2 diabetes—is it what you eat, or how much?

Type 2 diabetes is a growing concern. Already, two million Australians and almost half a billion people worldwide have diabetes.

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Hepatitis B—stopping a silent killer

Every year, hepatitis B kills more than 780,000 people around the world, and is the single most serious liver infection, according to the World Health Organization.

Jul 11, 2018

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Wellness across different dimensions shown to facilitate independence in older adults

Maintaining wellness across different dimensions contributes to older adults' sense of independence, according to a University of Maine research team.

Jul 11, 2018

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Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55

Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55, compared to 55 percent of white men and 40 percent of white women in the same age range, according to new research ...

Jul 11, 2018

Video: Can CRISPR/Cas9 help cure Angelman syndrome?

We all have a gene called UBE3A, and when the copy we inherit from our mother works normally, our brain develops properly.

Jul 11, 2018

Teen regular drinkers more likely to battle alcohol as adults

Adolescents who drink weekly before age 17 are two to three times more likely to binge drink, drink drive, and be dependent on alcohol in adulthood compared with peers who don't drink, a study of 9000 adolescents across Australia ...

Jul 11, 2018

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A plan to distribute insecticide-treated bed nets annually to children in schools

Insecticide-treated bed nets—a crucial part of malaria protection throughout sub-Saharan Africa and regions of Asia—have long been distributed to people who need them through mass campaigns conducted every three years.

Jul 11, 2018

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Researchers clarify role of mutations in glioblastoma

Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered how different mutations in a specific gene help drive glioblastoma, the most lethal form of brain cancer.

Jul 11, 2018

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Brain tumour chemotherapy now available to even more NHS patients

Science can be a painstakingly slow process. It can take years of tweaking, refining and rethinking to get solid, reliable evidence. And when it comes to developing new cancer treatments, the layers of research needed go ...

Jul 11, 2018

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Test DNA of migrant kids only as last resort, ethicists say

The Trump administration's use of DNA testing to match migrant children separated from their parents is justifiable as a last resort, medical experts say, but raises a host of ethical problems.

Jul 11, 2018

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