Archive: 18/04/2018

Why don't kids use their asthma medicines?

In a new analysis of interviews conducted with children who have asthma, their caregivers and their clinicians, Johns Hopkins researchers found that there was significant lack of agreement about why the kids miss their needed ...

Apr 18, 2018

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Fatty fish and camelina oil are beneficial for HDL and IDL cholesterol

Eating fatty fish increases the size and lipid composition of HDL particles in people with impaired glucose metabolism, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. These changes in the size and lipid ...

Apr 18, 2018

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UA registers a more customised multifocal lens to correct presbyopia

University of Alicante researchers have developed a new multifocal contact lens which rests on the white part of the eye (sclera) to correct presbyopia (or tired eyesight) with a more personalised design according to the ...

Apr 18, 2018

Detailed images of tumour vasculature

Thanks to a new method of analysing ultrasound images, conventional scanners can be used for generating high-res images of blood vessels in tumours. This approach makes it easier to distinguish between different types of ...

Apr 18, 2018

Pathways in the young brain are associated with susceptibility for mental disorders

Adolescence is a period for individual growth and opportunities, but it also coincides with the emergence of many mental disorders. In a study that was recently published in JAMA Psychiatry, Norwegian researchers revealed ...

Apr 18, 2018

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Similarity between high-risk atherosclerotic plaque and cancer cells discovered

New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that inflammatory, unstable atherosclerotic plaque has a metabolism that differs from that of stable plaque – and is similar to that of cancer cells. Future research will ...

Apr 18, 2018

Does running a marathon suppress your immune system?

It is commonly believed that some forms of exercise, such as endurance events, suppress your immune system and leave you at risk of infections, like the common cold. However, our latest review of the evidence suggests that ...

Apr 18, 2018

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Targeting enzyme may tip cancer 'over the edge'

Researchers from the University of Dundee have identified an enzyme critical for cell division that could potentially be targeted to tip tumours 'over the edge' into remission.

Apr 18, 2018