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New regulation designs on cigarette packs direct smokers’ attention to health warnings

With 'stop smoking' high on many people's New Year's resolution list, Huddersfield researchers use eye-tracking methods to determine the effectiveness of the health warnings on packets. The study compared older-style packets with the new regulation designs.

17 Jan 2019

Body-painting protects the skin from insect bites

A study by researchers from Sweden and Hungary shows that white, painted stripes on the body protect skin from insect bites.

17 Jan 2019

Research brings new hope to treating degenerative brain diseases

Alzheimer's disease is the most representative degenerative brain disease, accounting for 60 to 80% of all dementia cases. In search for new mechanism for AD, the research team led by Professor Seong-Woon Yu of Brain and Cognitive Sciences paid attention to the autophagy of microglia, brain immune cells, is suppressed by inflammation.

17 Jan 2019

New anti-inflammatory compound acts as 'surge protector' to reduce cancer growth

A new anti-inflammatory compound developed at the University of California, Davis, acts as a "surge protector" to suppress inflammation and reduce cancer growth, at least in mouse models of cancer.

17 Jan 2019

Multiple sclerosis therapies delay progression of disability

An international study finds multiple sclerosis treatments have long-term benefits, and that early treatment is important.

17 Jan 2019

Study provides comprehensive description of associations between mental disorders

The new research from the National Centre for Register-based Research at Aarhus BSS is the first of its kind to offer a comprehensive description of the risks of double diagnosis within the ten major groups of mental disorders - also called comorbidity.

17 Jan 2019

Many cancer patients have undiagnosed hepatitis

A new report has described an alarmingly high rate of undiagnosed acute and chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C in patients with cancer.

17 Jan 2019

Stem cell-based approach to diabetes offers hope for treatment

Researchers developed a new stem-cell based approach to treating diabetes that improves how recipients respond to fluctuating glucose levels in the blood.

17 Jan 2019

Improvements in pharmacological study to fight cognitive impairment in schizophrenia

A study by the UPV/EHU has assessed the effectiveness of various drugs, which are used to delay cognitive deterioration in patients with Alzheimer's, in improving cognitive impairment displayed by patients with schizophrenia.

17 Jan 2019

Mindfulness linked with fewer menopausal symptoms

Mindfulness may be associated with fewer menopausal symptoms for women, according to a Mayo Clinic study recently published in Climacteric: The Journal of the International Menopause Society.

17 Jan 2019

Relationship between nurse work environment and patient safety

Lisa Smeds Alenius will defend her doctoral thesis on 22 January 2019 at Karolinska Institutet. Her thesis focuses on factors in the nurse work environment relating to quality of care and patient safety.

17 Jan 2019

New rapid blood tests could speed up TB diagnosis, save the NHS money

Rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a new, more accurate test, a study has found.

17 Jan 2019

New biodegradable wound dressing material accelerates healing

A team of scientists from the MISiS National University of Science and Technology with colleagues from the Central European Institute of Technology and other Czech universities have developed a biodegradable material with antibacterial action to use as a dressing on damaged skin.

17 Jan 2019

Study shows link between air pollution and increased risk of sleep apnea

The ill effects of air pollution may literally be causing some people to lose sleep, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

17 Jan 2019

Pre-injury exercise reduces damage to both muscles and nerves, study finds

Exercise can protect both muscle and nerves from damage caused by the restoration of blood flow after injury or surgery, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows.

17 Jan 2019

Imec and CARDIS project partners develop new prototype medical device for early detection of cardiovascular diseases

Imec have developed a prototype medical device based on silicon photonics for the screening of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular diseases.

From Imec 17 Jan 2019

First-ever tailored reporting guidance to improve patient care and outcomes

Patients could benefit from improved care and outcomes thanks to new research guidance developed as part of a University of Stirling-led study.

17 Jan 2019

Formlabs introduces Elastic Resin to 3D-print anatomical models

Formlabs is pleased to announce Elastic Resin, the latest addition to our library of Engineering Resins for the Form 2 desktop stereolithography 3D printer.

From Formlabs Inc. 17 Jan 2019

AHF urges United Nations to follow own mandate for protecting Ebola response efforts

As the second worst Ebola outbreak in history rages on in Central Sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges the United Nations Security Council to protect response efforts, healthcare workers and civilians by enforcing its existing UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo mandate to ensure the security of personnel and resources being used to fight the virus.

17 Jan 2019

QIAGEN receives first companion diagnostic approval in Japan

QIAGEN N.V. today announced that the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency has approved the therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit to allow its use as a companion diagnostic with Pfizer's VIZIMPRO (dacomitinib) for EGFR gene mutation-positive, inoperable or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer.

17 Jan 2019