Archive: 02/08/2017

It's not just what you eat, it's what's eating you

Restricting how much you eat without starving has been shown to robustly extend lifespan in more than 20 species of animals including primates. How this works is still unclear. In a new study published in PLOS Genetics, neuroscientists ...

Aug 2, 2017

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Doctors develop pioneering nose drop to help fight meningitis

Doctors in Southampton have pioneered the development of a nose drop containing a type of 'friendly' bacteria that could help prevent meningitis and other infections.

Aug 2, 2017

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Molecular link between post-traumatic stress disorder and Alzheimer's disease

There is increasing evidence that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increases the risk of developing dementia later in life. Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany, now shed light on the molecular ...

Aug 2, 2017

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Drug-related deaths are at their highest level in 25 years – here's why

According to new data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), last year saw the highest number of drug-related deaths since records began in 1993. Over half of these deaths involved an opiate such as heroin. Those ...

Aug 2, 2017

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Q&A with food safety expert on why U.S. poultry is banned in the E.U.

With Brexit on the horizon, the UK is now looking for ways to open up trade with countries outside the EU. A trade deal with the US is one of the most significant options politicians are exploring and an agreement that would ...

Aug 2, 2017

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Link confirmed between obesity and better outcomes following heart procedures

Research undertaken at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has confirmed a link between elevated body mass index (BMI) and patients having better survival outcomes following percutaneous coronary interventions ...

Aug 2, 2017

Multimorbidity could cause a healthcare crisis—here's what we can do about it

Multimorbidity is one of the biggest challenges facing healthcare. In recent years, a succession of research studies have shown that people with multiple health problems are more likely to have a worse quality of life, worse ...

Aug 2, 2017

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Helping dementia carers make sense of their experiences

A powerful new animation produced by Cardiff University and narrated by Sir Tony Robinson has laid bare the communication difficulties facing people with dementia, in a bid to help carers better understand and support people ...

Aug 2, 2017

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Opinion: Why we should be worried about gene-carrier screening

The ability to cheaply and quickly sequence entire genomes is changing the way diseases are identified and treated. But it is also likely to change the way we make some of the most important and personal decisions of our ...

Aug 2, 2017

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Chemicals in sunscreen found to inhibit multiple sclerosis in mice

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin has found that applying certain types of sunscreen to mice with a multiple sclerosis-like condition dissipated the symptoms of the condition. In their ...

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