Archive: 21/12/2015

Understanding social impairments in autism

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich together with colleagues in Cologne and Zürich have used mathematical models to explain differences in social behaviour associated with autistic personality ...

Dec 21, 2015

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Work begins on the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme

Academics from the University of Bristol recently began work on the English Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme, commissioned by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of NHS England. This ...

Dec 21, 2015

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Tumors hijack export pathway in cells to resist chemotherapy and fuel disease progression

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how an aggressive tumor of the muscle and soft tissue hijacks an export pathway in cells to lay the groundwork for cancer progression and resistance to chemotherapy. ...

Dec 21, 2015

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Large proportion of IBS patients are vitamin D deficient

A large proportion of people living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are vitamin D deficient, a new study has found.

Dec 21, 2015

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New laptop program can identify drug resistance from bacterial genomes

Scientists have developed an easy-to-use computer program that can quickly analyse bacterial DNA from a patient's infection and predict which antibiotics will work, and which will fail due to drug resistance. The software ...

Dec 21, 2015

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Periodontal disease associated with increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women

Postmenopausal women with periodontal disease were more likely to develop breast cancer than women who did not have the chronic inflammatory disease. A history of smoking significantly affected the women's risk.

Dec 21, 2015

Biochemical clues may predict who develops Alzheimer's disease—and who doesn't

Investigators have wondered why the brains of some cognitively-intact elderly individuals have abundant pathology on autopsy or significant amyloid deposition on neuroimaging that are characteristic of Alzheimer disease (AD). ...

Dec 21, 2015

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Study finds that more than one-third of patients with metastatic cancer continue to work

A new analysis indicates that many patients continue working after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer, but a heavy burden of symptoms may prevent them from doing so. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal ...

Dec 21, 2015

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