Day January 5, 2017

A terminally ill mum from Croydon is pleading for a cancer drug to remain free on the NHS so she can live long enough to see her son start school.  Bonnie Fox, 39, was diagnosed with secondary cancer in July…

Researchers from King’s College London analysed 23,000 immune traits in 497 adult female twins Discovered that a person’s physical response to aggressive viruses such as chickenpox are mostly influenced by genetics The findings could develop treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and…

Towels are covered in bacteria, fungi, dead skin and fluids from the human body  An expert from New York University says you should wash them after three uses But he says we can’t be certain that the microbes in towels…

By Sally Robertson, BSc People living within 50 meters of a busy road are at an increased risk of developing dementia, compared with people who live further away, according to research published in The Lancet. The study also analyzed the…

An interview with Tess Harris, President of PKD International and CEO of the UK Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity, conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab) Can you please give an overview of the social media campaign ‘Give PKD the Bump’? We…

An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued clinical guidelines today to aid health care providers in early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants to prevent…

Treatment with an inhibitor of 12/15-lipoxygenase, an enzyme elevated in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), reverses cognitive decline and neuropathology in an AD mouse model, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry. The effects were observed after the AD-like phenotype…

/ o comments King’s College London

The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) through its annual grant programme helps young investigators pursue ground-breaking research to advance our understanding of microorganisms and find better approaches to diagnose, prevent and treat infectious diseases. At the…

SkinTaste® Technology Built into Adaptable Biosensors Taste the Chemical Composition of Skin PKvitality, an advanced bio-wearable company has today unveiled K’Track, a line of next generation trackers with the ability to analyze key physiological markers by simply “tasting” the skin…

Keeping Killer whales in zoos and aquariums has become highly controversial. In a new paper, experts outline several novel ideas for improving the lives of Killer whales in zoological institutions by enhancing the communication, feeding, environment, and health of the…

High-resolution predictions of annual coral bleaching can help prioritize reefs for conservation. If current trends continue, severe bleaching will occur every year on 99% of the world’s coral reefs within this century More ambitious emissions reductions may give reefs an…

State laws requiring ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders appear to reduce the number of fatal drunk driving crashes, a new study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Colorado School of Public Health researchers suggests. The…

A smartphone app that could help smokers stick to New Year’s resolutions to quit has been developed by academics at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Kingston University. Cigbreak Free works like a regular smartphone game, with players having…

While it was well known that the use of cell phones or smartphones (hereafter, mobile phones) could cause oversights and delays in judgment, how the presence of such devices affects cognitive functioning was not well studied. As a part of…

A study of over 6.5 million Ontario residents raises public health concerns about the impact of air pollution and noise. Credit: Public Health Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Dementia is more common in people who live within…

CGI-limits reached, please try again later!

New mums are being forced out of hospital hours after giving birth This is according to the Australian Medical Association doctor, Michael Gannon Dr Gannon said that this is a ‘cost-saving exercise’ upon vulnerable mothers He believes new mums have…

 Those who take proton pump inhibitors are nearly four times to contract bug  They’re also vulnerable to E.coli while suffering more stomach upsets generally  Drugs can could alter gut bacteria and get rid ofuseful stomach acid By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For The Daily…

Heart-related deaths spike during Christmas, but the effect may have nothing to do with the cold winter season, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American …

Overall, studies indicate that 15 to 20 percent of one to three year olds continue to have nightwakings. Stephanie Zandieh, M.D., director, Pediatric Sleep Disorders and Apnea Center at the Valley Hospital, says, “Inappropriate …

Until it burst onto the scene earlier this year, Zika was an obscure, little-known virus. As a result, scientists know little about how it works. Over the past year, they have learned that it can cause a range of dangerous…

A new study from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that one night of sleep deprivation increases morning blood concentrations of NSE and S-100B in healthy young men. These molecules are typically found in the brain. Thus, …

(HealthDay)—Functionally characterized variants in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1a (HNF1A) genes, which are associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY3), are strongly associated with diabetes, according to …

Michigan’s expansion of Medicaid health insurance coverage has boosted the state’s economy and budget, and will continue to do so for at least the next five years, according to a new University of Michigan study. The expansion’s total economic impact…

People who live near major roads have higher rates of dementia, research published in the Lancet suggests. About 10% of dementia cases in people living within 50m of a major road could be down to traffic, the study suggests. The…

The NHS programme for screening those at high risk of type 2 diabetes is unlikely to have much impact, an Oxford University study in the BMJ suggests. It concluded that inaccurate blood tests would give too many people an incorrect…

A malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a “critical milestone” in human safety trials, say researchers. Doctors used a genetically modified form of malaria that was unable to cause a full infection in people.…

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It’s been more than 10 years since the U.S. was hit by a major hurricane. Scientists mark that up to chance. But as NPR’s Christopher Joyce reports, new research suggests a reason for our good fortune. CHRISTOPHER…

The morning sickness pill endorsed by Kim Kardashian is at the center of controversy again. As many as 90 percent of women suffer from morning sickness during the early stages of pregnancy. There is only one FDA-approved drug on the…

IT is never too late to start eating a Mediterranean diet, as a study shows it could stop the brains of people in their seventies from shrinking. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, olive oil, and even a glass of…

Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing new methods to synthesize groups of chemical compounds to provide faster, less expensive routes to produce the compounds for subsequent use in medical drug discovery and development. The project focuses…

Researchers from Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear have uncovered two factors responsible for the chronic, lifelong nature of autoimmune disorders, which tend to “flare up” intermittently in affected patients. These two factors are cell-signaling proteins called…

/ o comments Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Girls from low-income families in the U.S. are unprepared for puberty and have largely negative experiences of this transition, according to researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their…

Researchers have developed the first sensor capable of objectively identifying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and distinguishing between its two subtypes. The device represents a substantial achievement toward a more personalized approach to diagnosing and treating IBD, a chronic inflammation of…

A smartphone app that could help smokers stick to New Year’s resolutions to quit has been developed by academics at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Kingston University. Cigbreak Free works like a regular smartphone game, with players having…

/ o comments Oregon State University

Overweight and obese children are at the highest risk for the most common complications from surgery, an infection at the site of the surgical procedure. This according to a new study, recently published in the medical journal, Surgical Infections. While…