Archive: 25/04/2018

Indications of psychosis appear in cortical folding

Imaging techniques can be used to detect the development of psychosis in the brains of high-risk patients at an early stage, as reported by researchers from the University of Basel and Western University in the journal JAMA ...

Apr 25, 2018

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Robotics startup launches first medically approved 3-D printed bionic arms

A robotics company which began as a startup at Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) has launched the world's first medically certified 3-D printed artificial arms for amputees.

Apr 25, 2018

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Why it's so hard for doctors to understand your pain

We're all human beings, but we're not all alike.

Apr 25, 2018

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Increased smartphone use and selfie-taking linked to lower connection to nature and higher anxiety in new study

A team of academics at the University of Derby has conducted the first study into the link between smartphone use, the number of selfies a person takes and how connected they feel to nature – and what this means for their ...

Apr 25, 2018

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Traditional health claims about India's ayurvedic foods help make them big business

In India, you can buy saffron that is "useful in asthma, indigestion, body pain, fever, dry skin diseases and pregnancy", ghee that increases "memory power", intellect and digestion, and lemon pickle that "improves your immunity ...

Apr 25, 2018

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Back in black for singletons trying to find love

Black beats red as the colour of choice when it comes to finding new love, according to new research based on the hit TV series First Dates, which shows that single people wear more of the darker hue when meeting a potential ...

Apr 25, 2018

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Why women choose to freeze their eggs – new research

The numbers of women undergoing elective egg freezing across the Western world has increased rapidly over the past few years. But little was known about what motivated women to make use of this novel procedure. Our latest ...

Apr 25, 2018

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Vitamin C as a treatment for cancer—the evidence so far

If a headline says research shows a diet rich in a food 'could help fight cancer' then our advice would be to read on with a critical eye.

Apr 25, 2018

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One in every six deaths in young adults is opioid-related: study

One out of every six deaths among young adults in Ontario is related to opioids, suggests a study led by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

Apr 25, 2018

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Looking past peer influence: Genetic contributions to increases in teen substance use?

Parents and adults spend a lot of time worrying about the influence of friends and peers when it comes to teen substance use - drinking alcohol, binge drinking, marijuana use and other illicit drugs. Is it all about an adolescent's ...

Apr 25, 2018

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