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Study demonstrates promise of new imaging method for precise brain cancer diagnostics

Nowadays, tumors inside the complex central nervous system remain one of the most challenging cancers to diagnose.

8 Jun 2018

Researchers discover new way to predict caries development

A team of researchers form Russia discovered that an increase in the concentration of several substances in oral fluid can serve as the indication of caries development.

8 Jun 2018

Study shows absence of zoonotic parasitic worms in European farmed fish

A recent study conducted by the EU Horizon 2020-funded ParaFishControl project aimed to demonstrate the absence of zoonotic parasitic worms in European farmed fish, specifically in gilthead sea bream, European sea bass, turbot, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and common carp.

8 Jun 2018

Researchers demonstrate synaptic plasticity in new-born neurons

Even in adult brains, new neurons are generated throughout a lifetime. In a publication in the scientific journal PNAS, a research group led by Goethe University describes plastic changes of adult-born neurons in the hippocampus, a critical region for learning: frequent nerve signals enlarge the spines on neuronal dendrites, which in turn enables contact with the existing neural network.

8 Jun 2018

High-sensitive troponin T detects more cardiac infarctions than conventional ones, shows study

Five percent more cardiac infarctions detected and 11 percent fewer patients suffering a relapse. That is the result of a study of more than 80,000 patients in which two cardiac damage markers were compared with each other.

8 Jun 2018

NeoTract announces results of study measuring costs and patient outcomes of UroLift System

NeoTract, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated focused on addressing unmet needs in the field of urology, today announced the results of an independent analysis measuring costs and patient outcomes of the UroLift System compared to transurethral resection of the prostate.

8 Jun 2018

Learning disabilities diagnosed in childhood linked to adult-age mental health problems

Recently published research shows that learning disabilities diagnosed in childhood are associated with adult-age mental health problems, delays or difficulties in attaining an educational degree, and unemployment.

8 Jun 2018

Pioneering exercise program improves quality of life for older people in care homes

The Ageing-On research group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has devised a pioneering exercise programme that benefits the physical and cognitive level of these individuals

8 Jun 2018

Research analyzes effect of air pollution on children’s lung health

Over 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a four-year period in a new international study led by Queen Mary University of London, launched today by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

8 Jun 2018

Eating raspberries improves function of cells lining blood vessels, research shows

New research led by Dr Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, School of Life Course Sciences, shows that eating red raspberries improves the function of the cells that line blood vessels.

8 Jun 2018

Researchers identify oldest bubonic plague genome

An international team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has analyzed two 3,800-year-old Y. pestis genomes that suggest a Bronze Age origin for bubonic plague.

8 Jun 2018

Study: Bad news becomes hysterical when more people share information

News stories about terrorism, disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and other potential threats become increasingly negative, inaccurate and hysterical when passed from person to person, according to new research by the University of Warwick.

8 Jun 2018

Researcher points out need for examining systemic racism related to health

Although the discipline of public health has recently recognized racism as a social determinant of health, little research examines the issue related to systems and structures.

8 Jun 2018

Study: Aircraft microbiomes have much in common with those at homes and offices

What does flying in a commercial airliner have in common with working at the office or relaxing at home?According to a new study, the answer is the microbiome - the community of bacteria found in homes, offices and aircraft cabins.

8 Jun 2018

Computerized brain shows how depressive episodes affect memory

Scientists have used a computational model to show how depressive episodes affect the brain’s ability to store and recall memories.

8 Jun 2018

Livestock may play important role in epidemiology of leptospirosis in sub-Saharan Africa

Leptospirosis, which affects more than one million people worldwide each year, is known to be transmitted to humans from a wide range of animals. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have discovered that more than 7 percent of the cattle and 1 percent of sheep and goats in local slaughterhouses in northern Tanzania are infected with Leptospira bacteria.

8 Jun 2018

Study finds cattle as possible source of human leptospirosis in Africa

The bacterial infection leptospirosis is increasingly recognized as an important cause of fever in Africa. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have analyzed the major risk factors for contracting leptospirosis and discovered that rice and cattle farming are associated with acute infection.

8 Jun 2018

Research shows link between higher serum vitamin D levels and lower cholesterol in children

There is a link between higher serum vitamin D levels and lower plasma cholesterol levels in primary school children, new research from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Children whose serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels exceeded 80 nmol/l had lower plasma total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels than children whose serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were below 50 nmol/l, which is often regarded as a threshold value for vitamin D sufficiency

8 Jun 2018

Scientists find role of schizophrenia gene in brain development

A USC research team identified 150 proteins affecting cell activity and brain development that contribute to mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar condition and depression.

8 Jun 2018

Uncertainty about potential partners' romantic interest reduces sexual appeal, shows study

According to a new study, those who feel greater certainty that a prospective romantic partner reciprocates their interest will put more effort into seeing that person again, while rating the possible date as more sexually attractive than they would if they were less certain about the prospective date's romantic intentions.

8 Jun 2018

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Study demonstrates promise of new imaging method for precise brain cancer diagnostics

Researchers discover new way to predict caries development

Study shows absence of zoonotic parasitic worms in European farmed fish

Researchers demonstrate synaptic plasticity in new-born neurons

High-sensitive troponin T detects more cardiac infarctions than conventional ones, shows study

NeoTract announces results of study measuring costs and patient outcomes of UroLift System

Learning disabilities diagnosed in childhood linked to adult-age mental health problems

Pioneering exercise program improves quality of life for older people in care homes

Research analyzes effect of air pollution on children’s lung health

Eating raspberries improves function of cells lining blood vessels, research shows

Researchers identify oldest bubonic plague genome

Study: Bad news becomes hysterical when more people share information

Researcher points out need for examining systemic racism related to health

Study: Aircraft microbiomes have much in common with those at homes and offices

Computerized brain shows how depressive episodes affect memory

Livestock may play important role in epidemiology of leptospirosis in sub-Saharan Africa

Study finds cattle as possible source of human leptospirosis in Africa

Research shows link between higher serum vitamin D levels and lower cholesterol in children

Scientists find role of schizophrenia gene in brain development

Uncertainty about potential partners' romantic interest reduces sexual appeal, shows study

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