Archive: 02/10/2013
New strategy in the fight against TB?
A new approach to combating the tubercle bacillus, the microorganism that kills some 1.5 million people in the world each year, has been developed by a French-British team including scientists from CNRS, Inserm, the Institut ...
Oct 2, 2013
Musicians suffering for their art
Most of Australia's finest musicians are suffering for their art, according to new University of Sydney research.
Oct 2, 2013
First ever global 'index' to measure wellbeing of older people
A professor at the University of Southampton working with HelpAge International and an international expert group has developed the Global AgeWatch Index to help highlight the varying quality of life and wellbeing that older ...
Oct 2, 2013
Older people urged to get moving to a new, scientifically researched exercise DVD
While the post-Christmas period usually sees a glut of celebrity exercise DVDs hit the shops, a Birmingham researcher is launching an exercise DVD with a difference for an alternative date – Older Adults Day on Tuesday ...
Oct 2, 2013
Injectable opioid treatment for chronic heroin addiction more cost-effective than oral methadone
(Medical Xpress)—Supervised injectable opiate treatments are more cost-effective than optimised oral methadone treatment for chronic heroin addiction, according to new research from King's College London.
Oct 2, 2013
Researchers report cats may be the key to human HIV vaccine
(Medical Xpress)—Blood from HIV-infected human subjects shows an immune response against a cat AIDS virus protein, a surprise finding that could help scientists find a way to develop a human AIDS vaccine, report University ...
Oct 2, 2013