Archive: 23/03/2017

Androgen plays key role in ovarian development

Scientists have discovered that the male androgen hormone is an important element in the ovarian development of female chicken embryos, more so than in the development of male testes.

Mar 23, 2017

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Opinion: Research suggests motherhood has changed my brain

"Mum is it winter soon?"

Mar 23, 2017

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New tests help better stroke outcomes

Stroke patient rehabilitation can now be improved with a simple process that is helping therapists accurately predict how well their patients will regain the use of their hands and arms after a stroke.

Mar 23, 2017

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Mass deworming greatly reduces helminth prevalence among children

A study finds that mass deworming leads to a significantly greater reduction in prevalence in children than targeted deworming.

Mar 23, 2017

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Findings suggest ways to block nerve cell damage in neurodegenerative diseases

In many neurodegenerative conditions—Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and peripheral neuropathy among them—an early defect is the loss of axons, the wiring of the nervous system. When axons are ...

Mar 23, 2017

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Spinal cord stimulation relieves back pain without opioids

Doctors who treat patients suffering from back pain are exploring new approaches that help some patients avoid opioid drugs. The highly addictive prescription painkillers are fueling an epidemic of abuse and overdose deaths.

Mar 23, 2017

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Three-pronged approach is key to precision medicine

Combining genetic information from a patient's tumor cells with three-dimensional cell cultures grown from these tumors and rapidly screening approved drugs can identify the best treatment approaches in patients for whom ...

Mar 23, 2017

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Hidden workforce of mental health carers saves Australia $13.2b

Carers supporting Australians with mental illness are providing services that would cost governments $13.2 billion to replace, a new report has found.

Mar 23, 2017

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How a study about chronic fatigue syndrome was doctored, adding to pain and stigma

The public relies on scientists to report their findings accurately and completely, but that does not always happen. Too often, researchers announce only their most favorable outcomes, while keeping more disappointing results ...

Mar 23, 2017

Children and adolescents more severely affected by time change

At 2 o'clock in the morning this coming Sunday the clocks will go forward to 3 o'clock – from winter time to summer time. We will therefore "lose" an hour of our normal sleeping time. Many people don't even notice this ...

Mar 23, 2017

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