Archive: 15/02/2018

Proper training could prevent common winter sports injuries

Watching Olympic athletes zoom down the slopes or tear up the rink can inspire you to get involved in winter sports.

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WHO revises childbirth guidelines to curb caesarean delivery surge

The UN health agency said Thursday it has revised a benchmark used by health professionals worldwide in caring for women during childbirth because it has caused a surge in interventions like caesarean sections that could ...

Feb 15, 2018

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Plant-based foods could save a country billions of euro says new study

Billions of euro could be saved from a country's annual health bill if more people can be persuaded to follow a plant-based diet, according to new research published in the Journal of Nutrition. Also society overall will ...

Feb 15, 2018

Do probiotics work? Answers to this and other gut-wrenching questions

Nowadays, going with your gut has a whole new meaning.

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IFN-mediated immunity to influenza A virus infection influenced by RIPK3 protein

Each year, influenza kills half a million people globally with the elderly and very young most often the victims. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 37 children have died in the United States ...

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Researchers find adult endothelial stem cells that can make fully functional blood vessels

The proper function of blood vessels is essential to life: blood vessels are responsible for transporting oxygen-rich red blood cells, nutrients, and immune cells throughout the body, to name just a few functions. Defects ...

Feb 15, 2018

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The tip of the CRISPR iceberg

If you've ever heard of CRISPR, it has most likely been in the context of human gene editing.

Feb 15, 2018

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When should you worry about your child's attachment to comfort items?

,Many parents will feel a twinge of concern if their five-year-old can't sleep without his dummy or their teenager refuses to throw out the tattered blanket she's had since she was a baby. The topic of comfort objects is ...

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Ketamine found to reduce bursting in brain area reducing depression quickly

A team of researchers at Zhejiang University in China has found that the drug ketamine reduces neuronal bursting in the lateral habenula (LHb) brain region, reducing symptoms of depression in rodent models. In their paper ...

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Appetite-controlling molecule could prevent 'rebound' weight gain after dieting

Scientists have revealed how mice control their appetite when under stress such as cold temperatures and starvation, according to a new study by Monash University and St Vincent's Institute in Melbourne. The results shed ...

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