Archive: 27/04/2016

What dermatologists need to know about African-American hairstyling practices and the risk of traction alopecia

In a review of 19 studies, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they can confirm a "strong association" between certain scalp-pulling hairstyles—many common among African-Americans—and the development of traction alopecia, ...

Apr 27, 2016

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Rosemary aroma can help older adults to remember to do things

The aroma of rosemary essential oil may improve ability of people over 65 to remember events and to remember to complete tasks at particular times in the future.

Apr 27, 2016

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GSK sees rise in sales of vaccines, healthcare products

Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says higher sales of vaccines and consumer healthcare products pushed up its earnings from core business by 19 percent in the first quarter.

Apr 27, 2016

Short-term language learning aids mental agility, study suggests

Mental agility can be boosted by even a short period of learning a language, a study suggests.

Apr 27, 2016

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Experimental drug cancels effect from key intellectual disability gene in mice

A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher who studies the most common genetic intellectual disability has used an experimental drug to reverse—in mice—damage from the mutation that causes the syndrome.

Apr 27, 2016

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Influenza in the tropics shows variable seasonality

Whilst countries in the tropics and subtropics exhibit diverse patterns of seasonal flu activity, they can be grouped into eight geographical zones to optimise vaccine formulation and delivery timing, according to a study ...

Apr 27, 2016

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When pornography uses condoms, those watching have safer sex, study finds

Men who view more sexually explicit pornography where condoms were used were less likely to have anal sex without a condom themselves. A study by Eric Schrimshaw, PhD, at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, ...

Apr 27, 2016

Pfizer to pay $785 mn for overcharging US government on drugs

US authorities said Wednesday that drug giant Pfizer had agreed to pay nearly $785 million to settle allegations that one of its units overcharged the government for anti-acid drugs.

Apr 27, 2016

Antibody shields monkeys from HIV-like virus for months

Just one shot of a lab-produced antibody protected macaques against a sort of monkey HIV for nearly six months, said a study Wednesday into a potential vaccine alternative.

Apr 27, 2016

Nanoparticles hold promise as double-edged sword against genital herpes

An effective vaccine against the virus that causes genital herpes has evaded researchers for decades. But now, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago working with scientists from Germany have shown that zinc-oxide ...

Apr 27, 2016

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Archive: 27/04/2016

What dermatologists need to know about African-American hairstyling practices and the risk of traction alopecia

Rosemary aroma can help older adults to remember to do things

GSK sees rise in sales of vaccines, healthcare products

Short-term language learning aids mental agility, study suggests

Experimental drug cancels effect from key intellectual disability gene in mice

Influenza in the tropics shows variable seasonality

When pornography uses condoms, those watching have safer sex, study finds

Pfizer to pay $785 mn for overcharging US government on drugs

Antibody shields monkeys from HIV-like virus for months

Nanoparticles hold promise as double-edged sword against genital herpes

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