Archive: 29/05/2015

A new perspective on Phantom Eye Syndrome

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found that approximately half of patients who have an eye removed because of a form of eye cancer experience `phantom eye syndrome.'

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Restricting firearms access for people who misuse alcohol may prevent violence

Restricting access to firearms for people who misuse alcohol could prevent firearm violence, but policies that more clearly define alcohol misuse should be developed to facilitate enforcement, according to a review of existing ...

May 29, 2015

Leading-edge diabetes treatment program hits milestone

An Edmonton health care team has cemented its status as global leaders in a groundbreaking diabetes treatment.

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'Hippy crack' among legal highs UK government wants to ban

Legal highs such as "hippy crack" would be made illegal under a draft law published by Britain's government Friday.

May 29, 2015

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed new technology that enables safer and more frequent screenings for scoliosis.

Scoliosis is a medical condition that is defined as a three-dimensional spine deformity with curvature of more than ten degrees in the coronal plane (a vertical plane that divides the body into its front and back halves). ...

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Research proposes new way to reverse resistance to chemotherapy

A serious medical problem that oncologists face is multi-drug resistant cancers. In order to address this issue, Guillermo Aquino-Jarquín from the Children's Hospital Federico Gómez of Mexico, seeks expression profiles ...

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Life-prolonging protein could inhibit ageing diseases

Researchers have found a molecule that plays a key link between dietary restriction and longevity in mammals. This discovery may lead to the development of new therapies to inhibit age-related diseases.

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Changing activity in the ageing brain

Normal ageing affects our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks. But exactly how our brain functions change during this process is largely unknown. Now, researchers in Malaysia have demonstrated that ageing changes ...

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A simple diagnostic test to detect tuberculosis in humans

Tuberculosis (TB) represents a growing worldwide healthcare burden. Second only to HIV in terms of its global impact, TB infected 8.5 million people and caused 1.4 million deaths in 2011. If these statistics are to improve, ...

May 29, 2015

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Food barometer measures a population's eating habits

A survey by Taylor's-Toulouse University Centre (TTUC) is collecting data on the food habits of individuals and how their choices are related to modernisation and other social factors. Results show that almost 40% of all ...

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