Archive: 13/09/2016

Researchers urge integration of medication-assisted opioid treatment into hospitals

Individuals who inject drugs are at risk of endocarditis, a bacterial infection that enters the bloodstream and clusters on the valves of the heart. The infection requires prolonged antibiotic treatment and, in some cases, ...

Sep 13, 2016

Unlocking the potential of prenatal attachment

A low sense of attachment between an expectant mother and her unborn child could be associated with some infant developmental delays.

Sep 13, 2016

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Sensory connections spill over in synesthesia

Neuroscientists at Emory University have found that people who experience a mixing of the senses, known as synesthesia, are more sensitive to associations everyone has between the sounds of words and visual shapes. The results ...

Sep 13, 2016

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Three new noroviruses cause gastro outbreaks across Australia

UNSW scientists have identified three new strains of highly contagious norovirus that are responsible for a major new epidemic of viral gastroenteritis that has affected hundreds of thousands of Australians over winter.

Sep 13, 2016

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Surgeons perform world's first operation inside the eye using a robot

Robert MacLaren, Professor of Ophthalmology. assisted by Dr Thomas Edwards, Nuffield Medical Fellow, used the remotely controlled robot to lift a membrane 100th of a millimetre thick from the retina at the back of the right ...

Sep 13, 2016

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New technique improves blood sugar control for people with diabetes

A study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet conducted in collaboration with several other European research centres evaluates a device for measuring sugar levels in the subcutaneous fat of people with type 1 diabetes. ...

Sep 13, 2016

Singapore investigating Zika strain as infections rise

Singapore said Tuesday it is investigating the severity of its locally transmitted Zika virus, amid a rising number of cases.

Sep 13, 2016

Associations between television, early childhood and social impairment during adolescence

Results of new study led by Linda Pagani, professor at the University of Montreal's School of Psychoeducation, show that young children who watch too much television are at risk of victimization and social isolation and adopting ...

Sep 13, 2016

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Expert advises preparing for flu season now

The news that the nasal spray form of the influenza vaccine will not be available this year should not stop anyone from getting vaccinated against the flu virus, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine's Influenza ...

Sep 13, 2016

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Innovative optical concept offers simple, affordable, fast glaucoma screening test

Innovative technology from product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants could help combat glaucoma – a major global cause of blindness, second only to cataracts. It offers a low-cost, user-friendly way of diagnosing ...

Sep 13, 2016

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