Archive: 08/01/2016

Can we curb the opioid abuse epidemic by rethinking chronic pain?

Over the last few decades, medicine has witnessed a sea change in attitudes toward chronic pain, and particularly toward opioids. While these changes were intended to bring relief to many, they have also fed an epidemic of ...

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BRCA1 deficiency increases sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to auranofin

An anti-rheumatic drug could improve the prognosis for ovarian cancer patients exhibiting a deficiency of the DNA repair protein BRCA1, a study suggests.

Jan 8, 2016

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Researchers face potential danger from protein particles in the lab

Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites are found in the brains of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. They consist primarily of fibrils of the protein alpha-synuclein (α-Syn), which self-assembles into fibrils in vitro. If introduced ...

Jan 8, 2016

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Poverty and hardship increase risk-taking in old age

As previous studies have shown, people's propensity to take physical, social, legal, or financial risks decreases with age. But does that hold for everyone? Or do international differences exist between countries and cultures? ...

Jan 8, 2016

Insects are a sustainable source of omega-3

Insect oil is a possible new source of the healthy omega-3 fatty acid. Insects make fatty acids by nature and can live on organic waste. Wageningen University examines which insects can best be used for oil and what their ...

Jan 8, 2016

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Reducing sugar content in drinks could prevent one million cases of obesity

Reducing sugar content in sugar sweetened drinks (including fruit juices) in the UK by 40 per cent over five years could prevent one million cases of obesity, according to research by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). ...

Jan 8, 2016

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Small molecule drug combined with chemotherapy may deliver a synergistic benefit for colorectal cancer patients

A study led by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has demonstrated the efficiency of a small molecule drug, PRIMA-1met, in inhibiting the ...

Jan 8, 2016

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Disparity lies at intersection of HIV, Hodgkin lymphoma

A new study finds a significant racial disparity within a doubly troubled population of patients: those with HIV and Hodgkin lymphoma. In such cases, blacks are at significantly higher risk than whites of not receiving treatment ...

Jan 8, 2016

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How pigs are helping researchers tackle antibiotic resistance

Scientists at UTS are tackling the growing health crisis of antibiotic resistance at its most significant source – the farmyard.

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WHO approves S. Korean producer to double cholera vaccine supply

The World Health Organization said Friday it had approved a South Korean company as the third producer of an oral vaccine against cholera, in a bid to double global stockpiles and address dire shortages.

Jan 8, 2016

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