Archive: 02/11/2017

The potential impact on survival from alternative cancer therapies

Patients have the right to decide what treatment, if any, they want to have. But it's incredibly important that the decisions people make are based on accurate information, allowing them to weigh up the pros and cons of the ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Understanding filicide will help prevent it

Filicide, the killing of a child by their parent or caregiver, is estimated to account for 18 to 25% of family homicide cases in Australia. Filicide often involves multiple victims and has a devastating effect on both families ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Recent forest loss helps predict timing and location of Ebola outbreaks

Scientists have identified a time lag of up to two years between forest loss and the emergence of Ebola virus disease along the limits of the West and Central African rainforest.

Nov 2, 2017

Prenatal Medicaid benefits boost health gains across generations

The expansion of Medicaid to provide low-income women with prenatal care in the 1980s and 1990s was a success in improving birth outcomes.

Nov 2, 2017

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Penny-wise, pound-foolish decisions explained by neurons' firing

The British have a pithy way of describing people who dither over spending 20 cents more for premium ice cream but happily drop an extra $5,000 for a fancier house: penny wise and pound foolish.

Nov 2, 2017

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Bioactive lipids and rheumatoid arthritis

Sphingolipids – long-chain fatty acid molecules found in cell membranes – are broken down by sphingomyelinase enzymes into bioactive products such as ceramide. Growing evidence suggests roles for sphingolipid metabolites ...

Nov 2, 2017