Archive: 22/12/2017

Alzheimer's foundation offers tips, examples for holidays

The table is set, the tree is decorated, cookies on festive platters are wrapped in plastic.

Dec 22, 2017

Male birth control gel to go into trials

A team at the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has announced that it will be putting a contraception gel it has developed into trials starting this April. The trials will involve more than 400 couples ...

Dec 22, 2017 report

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Swelling, infection most common side effects of injectable fillers

(HealthDay)—The most common adverse events associated with injectable fillers are swelling and infection, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

Dec 22, 2017

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Testing for Alzheimer's genes forces difficult decisions

Last year, Barbara's husband thought it would be fun to learn more about their family's history, so he bought 23andMe gene-testing kits for himself, Barbara and their three daughters for Christmas.

Dec 22, 2017

Bone fragility variants linked to concordant pediatric skeleton

(HealthDay)—Established bone fragility variants are associated with a concordant phenotypic model of the pediatric skeleton but not with discordant phenotypic models, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in the ...

Dec 22, 2017

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Cancer cells that escape from senescence found to have an enhanced capacity to drive tumor growth

An international team of researchers has found that cancer cells that escape from senescence due to use of chemotherapy have an enhanced capacity to drive tumor growth. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the ...

Dec 22, 2017 report

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How odours are turned into long-term memories

The neuroscientists Dr. Christina Strauch and Prof Dr. Denise Manahan-Vaughan from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated which brain area is responsible for storing odours as long-term memories. Some odours can trigger ...

Dec 22, 2017

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Emerging drug could help treat a common liver disease

Treating a liver disease called NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), which affects 10 to 15 percent of obese individuals with type-2 diabetes worldwide, is difficult. But now scientists believe they have found a pharmacologic ...

Dec 22, 2017

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Support programmes for perpetrators of domestic abuse are controversial, but new research finds they bring benefits

Domestic abuse is a major health and social issue that affects the lives of millions of people, most of them women, across the world. Our recent research shows that programmes to help abusers are proving to be effective in ...

Dec 22, 2017

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A Christmas spice that may reduce your blood cholesterol

Cinnamon is a popular spice at Christmas time, used to flavour everything from mulled wine to pumpkin pie. And, unlike many Christmas foods, this one might actually be good for you.

Dec 22, 2017

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