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People's diet linked to political change

Apparently, a richer diet is associated with an increase in the middle class, which tends towards economic and political independence and democracy-fostering values.

26 Oct 2016

Video games featuring alcohol and tobacco content may influence adolescents

Images and references to alcohol and tobacco in popular video games may be influencing UK teens who play the games and the age restriction system is not working, according to a new study.

25 Oct 2016

Highly caffeinated alcoholic drinks may induce changes in the adolescent brain similar to cocaine

Drinking highly caffeinated alcoholic beverages triggers changes in the adolescent brain similar to taking cocaine, and the consequences last into adulthood as an altered ability to deal with rewarding substances, according to a Purdue University study.

25 Oct 2016

New research examines use of nanotechnology to improve delivery of drugs to HIV patients

New research led by the University of Liverpool aims to improve the administration and availability of drug therapies to HIV patients through the use of nanotechnology.

21 Oct 2016

Dermatologist shares tips to keep skin in good shape during winter

The dreary British weather can play havoc with our skin, especially for those with existing skin conditions like eczema or psoriasis.

21 Oct 2016

Compound bearing hidden chirality can trigger autocatalytic preparation of chiral organic intermediates

The preparation of chiral compounds as intermediates in drug synthesis is one of the most important targets in synthetic organic chemistry.

20 Oct 2016

Cancers that cause huge impact on healthy years of life linked to smoking and alcohol

A new study finds eleven of the 15 cancers with the most impact on healthy years of life lost in the United States are closely-associated with two preventable risk factors: smoking and alcohol.

18 Oct 2016

Porous acupuncture needles use nanotechnology to offer improved therapeutic properties

A DGIST research team led by Professor Su-Il In, who developed acupuncture needles combined with nanotechnology, was recognized as the world's first application of this technology.

18 Oct 2016

Wearable tattoo-based biosensor detects alcohol levels in perspiration

Engineers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering have developed a small monitoring device, worn on the skin, that detects alcohol levels in perspiration.

18 Oct 2016

BMC opens new opioid urgent care center to treat patients with substance use disorders

Boston Medical Center, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Boston Public Health Commission, has launched a new opioid urgent care center to give patients with substance use disorders rapid access to a full continuum of treatment services.

18 Oct 2016

$New review looks at complexity of fracture epidemiology in diabetes$

New review looks at complexity of fracture epidemiology in diabetes

Due to the ageing of populations as well as increasing obesity and adverse lifestyle factors, type 2 diabetes (T2D) is reaching epidemic proportions in many parts of the world.

17 Oct 2016

More alcohol-related injuries occur at home than at licensed premises, say researchers

Of all alcohol-related injuries in various public hospital emergency departments in Queensland, Australia, more occurred at home than at licensed premises.

13 Oct 2016

Researchers develop new technique to image functional activity in the brains of fetuses

NIBIB-funded researchers at the University of Washington have pioneered an approach to image functional activity in the brains of individual fetuses, allowing a better look at how functional networks within the brain develop.

13 Oct 2016

Visual cortex plays key role in promoting plasticity of innate, spontaneous eye movements

By peering into the eyes of mice and tracking their ocular movements, researchers made an unexpected discovery: the visual cortex - a region of the brain known to process sensory information - plays a key role in promoting the plasticity of innate, spontaneous eye movements.

13 Oct 2016

Migrants pre-screened for TB pose negligible risk of infection, new study finds

Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the UK has declined over the past 4 years, with fewer numbers of new migrants diagnosed with the disease. A new study, published in The Lancet finds that migrants arriving on visas to the UK from countries at high risk of TB and who were pre-screened for TB, pose a negligible risk of onwards infection, despite being at increased risk of developing TB themselves.

13 Oct 2016

Common drug for allergies and asthma could prevent fibrosis, reduce need for liver transplants

A drug commonly used for the prevention of allergies and asthma someday could find new use in preventing liver disease and reducing the need for transplants, according to new research published in the October 2016 edition of the scientific journal Hepatology.

12 Oct 2016

Treating volatile exhaust streams in the pharmaceutical industry: an interview with Jeff Kudronowicz

Capturing and destroying harmful emissions from pharmaceutical processes can be challenging. It’s not because the pollutants, referred to as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) are difficult to destroy using catalytic or thermal technologies.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 12 Oct 2016

Novel method can quantify progression of NAFLD to more advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis

Combining multiple non-invasive measures, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe a novel method to quantify the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to its more dangerous and deadly states — advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis.

12 Oct 2016

Study highlights burden, poor prognosis of head and neck cancers linked to tobacco/alcohol

A nationwide study of head and neck cancers in France has revealed that the true burden of the disease is underestimated by at least one-third, and that head and neck cancers carry a very high risk of secondary primary cancers, according to two presentations at the ESMO 2016 Congress in Copenhagen.

8 Oct 2016

Children of mothers with high levels of vitamin D in umbilical blood have fewer symptoms of ADHD

Children of mothers who took vitamin D during pregnancy with resultant high levels of the vitamin in the umbilical blood have fewer symptoms of ADHD at the age of 2½ years.

7 Oct 2016

Alcohol News and Research

People's diet linked to political change

Video games featuring alcohol and tobacco content may influence adolescents

Highly caffeinated alcoholic drinks may induce changes in the adolescent brain similar to cocaine

New research examines use of nanotechnology to improve delivery of drugs to HIV patients

Dermatologist shares tips to keep skin in good shape during winter

Compound bearing hidden chirality can trigger autocatalytic preparation of chiral organic intermediates

Cancers that cause huge impact on healthy years of life linked to smoking and alcohol

Porous acupuncture needles use nanotechnology to offer improved therapeutic properties

Wearable tattoo-based biosensor detects alcohol levels in perspiration

BMC opens new opioid urgent care center to treat patients with substance use disorders

New review looks at complexity of fracture epidemiology in diabetes

More alcohol-related injuries occur at home than at licensed premises, say researchers

Researchers develop new technique to image functional activity in the brains of fetuses

Visual cortex plays key role in promoting plasticity of innate, spontaneous eye movements

Migrants pre-screened for TB pose negligible risk of infection, new study finds

Common drug for allergies and asthma could prevent fibrosis, reduce need for liver transplants

Treating volatile exhaust streams in the pharmaceutical industry: an interview with Jeff Kudronowicz

Novel method can quantify progression of NAFLD to more advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis

Study highlights burden, poor prognosis of head and neck cancers linked to tobacco/alcohol

Children of mothers with high levels of vitamin D in umbilical blood have fewer symptoms of ADHD

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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