Archive: 17/09/2018

Counting (on) sheep? Promising gene therapy for visually impaired sheep now safe for human trials

Back in 2009, a group of Israeli researchers identified a herd of Awassi sheep suffering from "day blindness". As its name implies, these sheep were blind during the day (in bright light) but could see at night, in low-light ...

Sep 17, 2018

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Sperm quality study updates advice for couples trying to conceive

Could doctors at fertility clinics be giving men bad advice? Dr. Da Li and Dr. XiuXia Wang, who are clinician-researchers at the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Shengjing Hospital in Shenyang in northeast China, think ...

Sep 17, 2018

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Undiagnosed STIs can increase negative PMS symptoms

Women that have undiagnosed sexually transmitted infections may be at greater risk of experiencing negative premenstrual symptoms (PMS), according to new Oxford University research.

Sep 17, 2018

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Antibodies cut heart attack risk

Antibodies could protect against heart attacks, according to a study by researchers from Imperial College London.

Sep 17, 2018

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The effectiveness of online cannabis responsible vendor training program

To date, 6 U.S. states have implemented retail sales of recreational marijuana: Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington state. One important issue for these states has been how to implement training in ...

Sep 17, 2018

Genetic mutations thwart scientific efforts to fully predict our future

Ever since the decoding of the human genome in 2003, genetic research has been focused heavily on understanding genes so that they could be read like tea leaves to predict an individual's future and, perhaps, help them stave ...

Sep 17, 2018

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Slaying the couch-potato mindset

(HealthDay)—There's no shortage of creative excuses people come up with to stay stuck on the sofa, but three of them top the list.

Sep 17, 2018

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Air pollution affects thyroid development in fetuses, research finds

Soot and dust alters thyroid development in fetuses before they are born in smoggy cities, raising concern about health impacts later in life, new USC research shows.

Sep 17, 2018

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Gunshot victims require much more blood and are more likely to die than other trauma patients

In a new analysis of data submitted to Maryland's state trauma registry from 2005 to 2017, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that gunshot victims are approximately five times more likely to require blood transfusions, ...

Sep 17, 2018

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Opioid users could benefit from meth-relapse prevention strategy, study finds

New research raises the possibility that a wider group of people battling substance use disorders may benefit from a Scripps Research-developed relapse-prevention compound than previously thought.

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