Archive: 05/09/2017

Young people seven times more likely to self-harm if their sense of belonging to school is low

Researchers say findings provide opportunity to target resources at new mental health initiatives in schools and local communities in order to tackle self-harm.

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Why being aware of your mortality can be good for you

Nobody likes to think about lying on their death bed. From health anxiety to midlife crises, it seems like thoughts about ageing and death can often unleash some level of neurosis. But is that the whole story? We have examined ...

Sep 5, 2017

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The colons of patients with IBS react differently to bacteria

The intestinal barrier of patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people, according to a study led by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. The study, published ...

Sep 5, 2017

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A new genetic marker for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a complicated disease that often appears in early adulthood. Although scientists have not traced the genetic causes, more than 80% of schizophrenia cases are considered to have a hereditary cause. In a new ...

Sep 5, 2017

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State school students twice as likely as private school peers to finish top in medical school

Medical students from state schools are nearly twice as likely to graduate in the top 10% of their class as students from independent schools, according to a new study by the University of Aberdeen.

Sep 5, 2017

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'Mix and match' assembly instructions guide immune cell attacks

Institute researchers have discovered how immune cells use a unique set of assembly instructions to 'mix and match' how they respond to, and kill, tumour and diseased cells.

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MIRO trial: 3-year outcomes favour laparoscopic surgery for oesophageal cancer

Patients requiring surgery for oesophageal cancer fare better after undergoing a hybrid minimally invasive oesophagectomy (HMIO) compared to an open oesophagectomy (OO), according to long-term results of the MIRO trial to ...

Sep 5, 2017

Strongyloidiasis worm infects many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it

We all know about parasites, like tapeworms that can get into our intestines if we eat infected undercooked meat. There are many types of parasitic worms, including flatworms and roundworms, and they can all make humans sick.

Sep 5, 2017

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What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?

Ketogenic diets are back in the news with claims they are a "cure-all". Research shows that in epilepsy not controlled by current treatment, around 50% of children and adults following ketogenic diets have a reduction in ...

Sep 5, 2017

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One program proven to reduce reduce rape at universities

As students return to universities across Canada and the United States this month, the safety of female students is a major concern. Sexual violence occurs on all campuses and can no longer be ignored.

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