Archive: 23/08/2018

Safe' UV light may prevent infections in catheters, cardiac drivelines

A specific wavelength of ultraviolet light, now delivered through light-diffusing optical fibers, is highly effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria in cell cultures, according to a new study led by David J. Brenner, ...

Aug 23, 2018

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Pay attention to the 'noise' in your brain

Take a look at your favorite mug; it probably looks the same as it always has, but your neurons may not think so. Neurons are firing in response to the visual stimuli they see but they don't fire in exactly the same way every ...

Aug 23, 2018

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Parents' behavior during playtime may affect toddler's weight later on

Parents who positively engage with their children during play time—and gently steer them to clean up afterward—may help toddlers with low-self regulation have lower body mass indexes (BMIs) later on as preschoolers.

Aug 23, 2018

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Research reveals dangerous midlife switch of ditching activity to sit still

People are falling into a trap of greater inactivity during middle age, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), which calls for its findings to be considered in ...

Aug 23, 2018

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Friends who are former smokers are key to helping people with serious mental illness quit

People with serious mental illness (SMI) have a reduced life expectancy of up to 25 years compared to the general population. Smoking is one of the primary reasons for this disparity. An estimated 53 percent of adults with ...

Aug 23, 2018

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Watching the clock—faster countdowns may make people more patient

Not only does time fly when people have fun, but when time flies by on a countdown clock, they may have more patience, according to researchers.

Aug 23, 2018

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Treatment for severe heartburn prevents cancer

Medical or surgical treatment of severe heartburn prevents cancer of the oesophagus, a study from Karolinska Institutet with almost one million Nordic patients reveals. The results are published in the scientific journal ...

Aug 23, 2018

Care access not main driver of racial disparities in kidney disease

Although black and Hispanic veterans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more likely than white patients to see a kidney specialist—a nephrologist—they are more likely to suffer disease progression from early stage ...

Aug 23, 2018

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Modifying the major model of a modern major mouse model

If a new anti-cancer drug shows promise in a Petri dish, often the next step is to test the drug's effect in mice. This system tends to work well with drugs that directly target cancer, but breaks down with immunotherapies. ...

Aug 23, 2018

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Study identifies molecular link between aging and neurodegeneration

For decades researchers have worked to shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative disorders, a group of devastating conditions, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, that involve the progressive loss of neurons and nervous ...

Aug 23, 2018

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