Archive: 03/06/2014

Over 45s drink more frequently than young women

(Medical Xpress)—They don't tend to binge drink but middle-aged women over 45 consume alcohol more frequently than any other age group, a behaviour putting their long-term health at risk, according to QUT researcher Hanna ...

Jun 3, 2014

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Both public and experts support strategies to fight eating disorders, weight stigma

(Medical Xpress)—Despite the prevalence and health consequences of eating disorders and weight-related bullying and discrimination, policy actions to address these problems are currently limited. However, there is significant ...

Jun 3, 2014

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Study identifies predictors of smoking discontinuation in novice adolescent smokers

(Medical Xpress)—Among new adolescent smokers, boys were more likely to discontinue smoking than girls, and both boys and girls who found package warning labels to be intimidating were also more likely to stop, according ...

Jun 3, 2014

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Fatty liver disease prevented in mice

(Medical Xpress)—Studying mice, researchers have found a way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Blocking a path that delivers dietary fructose to the liver ...

Jun 3, 2014

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New nanomedicine to bring relief to glaucoma patients

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) have jointly developed a new nanomedicine that will allow glaucoma patients to do away with daily eye drops.

Jun 3, 2014

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Researchers investigate worry and behavior among teens at higher risk for breast cancery

(Medical Xpress)—Teenage girls with a familial or genetic risk for breast cancer worry more about getting the disease, even when their mother has no history, compared to girls their age with no known high risks, according ...

Jun 3, 2014

Deeper than ancestry.com, 'EvoCor' identifies gene relationships

A frontier lies deep within our cells. Our bodies are as vast as oceans and space, composed of a dizzying number of different types of cells. Exploration reaches far, yet the genes that make each cell and tissue unique have ...

Jun 3, 2014

New insight into drug resistance in metastatic melanoma

(Medical Xpress)—A study by scientists in Manchester has shown how melanoma drugs can cause the cancer to progress once a patient has stopped responding to treatment.

Jun 3, 2014