Archive: 26/07/2016

Smell test may predict early stages of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), New York State Psychiatric Institute, and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that an odor identification test may prove useful in predicting cognitive decline and detecting ...

Jul 26, 2016

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Researchers unveil new data and diagnostic tool at the world's largest Alzheimer's forum

Two studies involving University of Waterloo researchers presented this week at the 2016 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Toronto highlight a new diagnostic tool that can identify Alzheimer's disease ...

Jul 26, 2016

As hazard warnings increase, experts urge better decisions on who and when to warn

A group of risk experts is proposing a new framework and research agenda that they believe will support the most effective public warnings when a hurricane, wildfire, toxic chemical spill or any other environmental hazard ...

Jul 26, 2016

Why baby boomers need a hepatitis C screening

Baby boomers, adults born between 1945 and 1965, are five times more likely to have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Jul 26, 2016

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Hospital data helps predict risk of pneumonia after heart surgery

Pneumonia is the most prevalent infection after open-heart surgery, leading to longer hospital stays and lower odds of survival.

Jul 26, 2016

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Vaginal birth comes with risks too – so should it really be the default option?

When it comes to childbirth, vaginal delivery is often assumed to be the best thing – women have, after all, done it for thousands of years. But natural birth actually comes with risks, including tearing, haemorrhage and ...

Jul 26, 2016

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New approaches to understanding Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

In a study presented today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2016, researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute have explored how some people may develop the hallmarks of Alzheimer's ...

Jul 26, 2016

Zika fix may be as close as a common flower and a pot of boiling water

As half a million people head to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games, there's more hovering over the city than the usual pollution—it's the threat of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, against which Brazil is waging war with ...

Jul 26, 2016

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Markers that cause toxic radiotherapy side-effects in prostate cancer identified

A new study involving researchers from The University of Manchester looked at the genetic information of more than 1,500 prostate cancer patients and identified two variants linked to increased risk of radiotherapy side-effects.

Jul 26, 2016

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Severity of enzyme deficiency central to favism

The congenital disease favism causes sickness and even jaundice in patients after they consume beans. The culprit is a particular enzyme deficiency, which destroys red blood cells. Scientists from the University Children's ...

Jul 26, 2016

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Archive: 26/07/2016

Smell test may predict early stages of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers unveil new data and diagnostic tool at the world's largest Alzheimer's forum

As hazard warnings increase, experts urge better decisions on who and when to warn

Why baby boomers need a hepatitis C screening

Hospital data helps predict risk of pneumonia after heart surgery

Vaginal birth comes with risks too – so should it really be the default option?

New approaches to understanding Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

Zika fix may be as close as a common flower and a pot of boiling water

Markers that cause toxic radiotherapy side-effects in prostate cancer identified

Severity of enzyme deficiency central to favism

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