Archive: 14/06/2016

Better health for Aboriginal youth

Life expectancy for Aboriginal people is approximately ten years lower than other Australians. The generational transference of past trauma and hardship continues to impact the mental and physical well-being of Aboriginal ...

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Putting your heart and brain into meditating

Want to get better at meditating? Try taking a selfie.

Jun 14, 2016

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In the fight to control glucose levels, this control algorithm comes out on top

The so-called artificial pancreas—an automated insulin delivery system for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus—uses an advanced control algorithm to regulate how much insulin a pump should deliver and when. Regulating ...

Jun 14, 2016

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Targeting pancreatic cancer through signalling

Researchers have identified a new way to tailor treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly forms of cancer. Currently only five per cent of people with pancreatic cancer survive longer than five ...

Jun 14, 2016

Study finds that most visits to ER for chest pain are not life-threatening

Chest pain is one of the most common reasons to visit the emergency room, but a new UC San Francisco study shows that only a fraction of all cases actually lead to a diagnosis of a life-threatening condition.

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Why the FDA should lift the blood donation ban on sexually active gay men

On June 12, following the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay dance club in Orlando, Florida, sexually active gay men were denied the chance to donate blood to members of their community, because of the FDA's arbitrary and unnecessary ...

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Fifteen minutes daily exercise may be reasonable target in older adults

Fifteen minutes of daily exercise is associated with a 22% lower risk of death and may be a reasonable target for older adults, reveals research presented today at the EuroPRevent 2016 meeting by Dr David Hupin, a physician ...

Jun 14, 2016