Archive: 06/11/2014

Biotech company develops way to carry antibodies across blood-brain barrier to treat Alzheimer's

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researches with the biotech firm Genentech Inc has found a way to carry an antibody across the blood-brain barrier using transferrin in a monkey. In their paper published in the journal Science ...

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Convincing psoriasis sufferers to seek treatment

Stigma surrounding psoriasis has persisted as long as people have manifested its dry red scaly patches on their skin. Doctors suspect that this includes references in the Bible to "lepers."

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Athlete exhaustion tool measures up to training regime

A tool to help athletes consistently and reliably measure their level of post-performance exhaustion has been developed by Murdoch University researchers.

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Researcher's weight management program helps adolescents

On her way out of the pediatrician's office with her son, Becky Loftus noticed a flyer seeking adolescents interested in learning about nutrition, exercise and maybe shedding a few pounds in the process. Intrigued, she inquired ...

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Prison and probation risk assessment tool is not effective in judging re-offending

A psychological risk assessment tool used by prisons and the probation service (NOMS) is not effective when evaluating the future risk of convicted male sex offenders.

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A means of combatting childhood obesity

Recently, the World Health Organisation has highlighted that child obesity is a major problem. More than 40 million pre-school children worldwide are now overweight, the UK being no exception. Child obesity tends to track ...

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Social support critical to women's weight-loss efforts, study finds

Being accountable to another person and receiving social support may be vital in motivating some women to lose weight and keep it off, a new study says.

Nov 6, 2014

Discovery of genetic and environmental links to lymphomas

In 2001, Christine Skibola, Ph.D., now a professor of epidemiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, joined forces with a small group seeking a large goal – discovery of genetic and environmental ...

Nov 6, 2014

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Bats identified as hosts of Bartonella mayotimonensis

The modern sequencing techniques have shown that bats can carry a bacterial species previously been shown to cause deadly human infections in USA.

Nov 6, 2014

Engineers and physicians propose new approach to single-ventricle heart surgery for infants

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, are proposing a new surgical intervention for children born with a single ventricle in their heart—instead of the usual two. The new approach would potentially reduce ...

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