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New article highlights conflict between psychoanalysis and sexology

New article highlights conflict between psychoanalysis and sexology

"Psychoanalysts were once thought to be experts on sexual issues, but that is less true today.

8 Dec 2016

Pioneering research in caves provides new insights into origins of antibiotic resistance

Pioneering research in caves provides new insights into origins of antibiotic resistance

Pioneering work being carried out in a cave in New Mexico by researchers at McMaster University and The University of Akron, Ohio, is changing the understanding of how antibiotic resistance may have emerged and how doctors can combat it in the future.

8 Dec 2016

Leti researchers show memristive devices can emulate short- and long-term synaptic plasticity

Leti researchers show memristive devices can emulate short- and long-term synaptic plasticity

Leti researchers have demonstrated that memristive devices are excellent candidates to emulate synaptic plasticity, the capability of synapses to enhance or diminish their connectivity between neurons, which is widely believed to be the cellular basis for learning and memory.

8 Dec 2016

Survey: Only 1 in 3 patients discusses symptoms of hyperglycaemia with nurse or doctor

Survey: Only 1 in 3 patients discusses symptoms of hyperglycaemia with nurse or doctor

Only 1 in 3 discussed symptoms of high blood glucose levels (hyperglycaemia) with their nurse or doctor, according to a new survey of 200 people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, who need mealtime insulin to control their blood glucose levels.

8 Dec 2016

Study explores men's perceptions of new HIV prevention treatment

Study explores men's perceptions of new HIV prevention treatment

The first study to explore United Kingdom men's perceptions of PrEP - a new HIV prevention treatment - has found that their opinions are negatively influenced by social stigma.

8 Dec 2016

New mathematical model suggests how AD may progress to become chronic

New mathematical model suggests how AD may progress to become chronic

Successive flare-ups of the most common form of eczema may trigger an immune system overreaction, causing it to become a long-term condition in people.

8 Dec 2016

Many U.S. children do not receive evidence-based care for obesity despite USPSTF recommendations

Many U.S. children do not receive evidence-based care for obesity despite USPSTF recommendations

Six years following the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation that clinicians screen and treat (or refer) children age six and older for obesity, most U.S. children still do not receive evidence-based care for obesity.

8 Dec 2016

Research shows alternative strategy to administer antibody-based immunotherapy for bladder cancer

Research shows alternative strategy to administer antibody-based immunotherapy for bladder cancer

Antibody-based immunotherapy is a new promising method to treat cancer. Unfortunately, today's treatments can result in adverse side effects.

8 Dec 2016

Researchers discover first toxin antitoxin system in biofilms

Researchers discover first toxin antitoxin system in biofilms

Bacterial resistance does not come just through adaptation to antibiotics, sometimes the bacteria simply go to sleep.

8 Dec 2016

Search engines could play role in helping young people find reliable mental health resources

Search engines could play role in helping young people find reliable mental health resources

Search engines and content providers could have a role to play in helping young people find the most reliable mental health resources online, research at the University of Strathclyde has found.

8 Dec 2016

Neurons generated at different life stages can impact olfactory behavior in mice, research shows

Neurons generated at different life stages can impact olfactory behavior in mice, research shows

New research from North Carolina State University shows that neurons generated at different life stages in mice can impact aspects of their olfactory sense and behavior.

8 Dec 2016

New supersmart phone makes communication easier for sick, elderly and blind people

New supersmart phone makes communication easier for sick, elderly and blind people

A few years ago, Richard Chan's mother had a stroke and became physically disabled. She was living in England, while he was in Norway.

8 Dec 2016

Researchers reveal key role of bacteria-binding protein in intestine

Researchers reveal key role of bacteria-binding protein in intestine

Deficiency in a certain protein in the gastrointestinal tract has been shown to lead to both inflammation and abdominal fat accumulation in mice.

8 Dec 2016

New biomarker in cell-free blood plasma linked to overactive stress system in suicidal individuals

New biomarker in cell-free blood plasma linked to overactive stress system in suicidal individuals

Researchers at Lund and Malmö universities in Sweden have measured a biomarker in cell-free blood plasma which can be linked to an overactive stress system in suicidal individuals. This biomarker can hopefully be used in future psychiatric studies.

8 Dec 2016

Heavy alcohol use during adolescence alters brain development, study shows

Heavy alcohol use during adolescence alters brain development, study shows

Heavy alcohol use during adolescence alters the development of brain, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.

8 Dec 2016

Stem cell-based risk scoring tool could predict AML patient’s response to standard treatment

Stem cell-based risk scoring tool could predict AML patient’s response to standard treatment

Leukemia researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have developed a 17-gene signature derived from leukemia stem cells that can predict at diagnosis if patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) will respond to standard treatment.

8 Dec 2016

Researchers developing model to predict breast cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy

Researchers developing model to predict breast cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators are working to predict, before treatment, whether an aggressive type of breast cancer will respond to chemotherapy.

8 Dec 2016

PITX2 methylation biomarker shows promise for predicting prostate cancer recurrence risk

PITX2 methylation biomarker shows promise for predicting prostate cancer recurrence risk

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and other biomarkers are essential tools for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer.

8 Dec 2016

High levels of copeptin could increase risk of kidney, heart disease in Type 1 diabetes patients

High levels of copeptin could increase risk of kidney, heart disease in Type 1 diabetes patients

Type 1 diabetes patients with elevated albumin in their urine had three times the risk of life-threatening kidney and cardiac disease as those with normal levels, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

8 Dec 2016

Hormonal contraceptives linked to more sex in committed relationships

Hormonal contraceptives linked to more sex in committed relationships

Sex is quite wonderful when the goal is to have children. But sex can also serve as a "glue" in a committed relationship.

8 Dec 2016

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