Archive: 22/01/2018

Researchers reveal new insights into motor control brain processes

As with all things in life, healthy brain function depends on a balance of forces. We think of our brains as active, mobilizing limbs and body parts. But it is just as important for brains to stop these actions.

Jan 22, 2018

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How genes, pedigree, and environment influence adult obesity

In 2004, the monkeys of the Vervet Research Colony got an unpleasant surprise. Scientists had noticed that the 350-or-so African green monkeys, also called vervets, were getting a little chunky, so they changed the animals' ...

Jan 22, 2018

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How to tell if your symptoms are cold, flu or allergies

A runny or stuffy nose can be a symptom of the flu, a cold or allergies, and it can be hard to discern which one you have. So how do you know what's really going on with your nose?

Jan 22, 2018

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Hedgehog signaling proteins keep cancer stem cells alive

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered that the survival of cancer stem cells is dependent on the Hedgehog signaling pathway. Targeting this pathway had previously shown no effect on the growth ...

Jan 22, 2018

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Map of brain cell activity may help us control when we sleep

For many people who struggle to get a good night's rest, being able to switch on and off the brain circuits that control sleep would be a life-changer. The good news is that's exactly what scientists hope to do, but first ...

Jan 22, 2018

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How metal scaffolds enhance the bone healing process

A new study shows how mechanically optimized constructs known as titanium-mesh scaffolds can optimize bone regeneration. The induction of bone regeneration is of importance when treating large bone defects. As demonstrated ...

Jan 22, 2018

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Measles, malnutrition kill nearly 100 in Indonesia's Papua

A measles outbreak and a spike in cases of malnutrition in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province have killed at least 95 people, mostly indigenous children, highlighting severely inadequate health care in the impoverished ...

Jan 22, 2018

Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment firm for $11.6 bn (Update)

French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi said Monday it had reached an agreement to purchase US biotech company Bioverativ, which specialises in treatments for haemophilia and rare blood disorders, for $11.6 billion.

Jan 22, 2018

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Want a healthier population? Spend less on health care and more on social services

Increased social spending was associated with health improvements at the population level, while health spending increases did not have the same effect, according to a large new Canadian study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...

Jan 22, 2018

Changing GP opening hours might be unlikely to ease rising burden of A&E visits

The observational study was led by Imperial College London and is published today in BMJ Quality & Safety.

Jan 22, 2018

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Archive: 22/01/2018

Researchers reveal new insights into motor control brain processes

How genes, pedigree, and environment influence adult obesity

How to tell if your symptoms are cold, flu or allergies

Hedgehog signaling proteins keep cancer stem cells alive

Map of brain cell activity may help us control when we sleep

How metal scaffolds enhance the bone healing process

Measles, malnutrition kill nearly 100 in Indonesia's Papua

Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment firm for $11.6 bn (Update)

Want a healthier population? Spend less on health care and more on social services

Changing GP opening hours might be unlikely to ease rising burden of A&E visits

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