Archive: 05/03/2015

Biomarker for fatty liver disease

40 percent of people in the EU suffer from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver disease), a disease which is becoming increasingly more frequent as a result of diabetes and excess weight in an affluent society. Currently, ...

Mar 5, 2015

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Study to examine computer-based decision aids to help in lupus therapy

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are enrolling patients for a study designed to help minority women with lupus nephritis make informed decisions on their treatment. The study is funded by the Patient-Centered ...

Mar 5, 2015

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Elevated childhood weight may increase susceptibility to eating disorders

What causes people to develop eating disorders?

Mar 5, 2015

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Largest genome-wide study reveals genes driving obesity

In obesity, some people store fat evenly throughout the body while others store fat around the abdomen. Storing fat around the abdomen places some obese individuals at an increased risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular ...

Mar 5, 2015

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New drug resistance mechanism has implications for breast, ovarian cancer treatment

Research to understand why hereditary cancers develop resistance to a powerful cancer drug has identified an important new pathway key to chemoresistance in BRCA2-mutant cancers. The research, published in the current issue ...

Mar 5, 2015

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Smoking when pregnant increases cancer risk for daughters

A new study has found women who smoke when pregnant are putting their daughters at a greater risk of developing ovarian and breast cancer later in life.

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Study shows longer-term cytomegalovirus treatment effective for symptomatic babies

Babies treated for symptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection for six months, instead of the standard six weeks, have better hearing and developmental outcomes, according to a new study from the University of Alabama at ...

Mar 5, 2015

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Daylight saving time's 'spring forward' can cause problems, expert says

Daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. Sunday—and while you'll only turn the clock ahead one hour, the disruption might be enough to throw you temporarily off kilter.

Mar 5, 2015

Family interventions reduce smoking rates in children and adolescents

A global review by Canada's University of Calgary and QUT into the effectiveness of family-based programs has found these programs can be highly effective in stopping children from taking up smoking.

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Study shows benefits of fluoride to children

A study showing that tooth decay in Logan-Beaudesert children has dropped 19 per cent since the introduction of fluoridation has been backed by the Australian Dental Association of Queensland (ADAQ).

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