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The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is involved in a collaborative project that is helping to further the understanding of HIV viral protein structure which could lead to new molecular medicines. Read more >>Ear, nose & throat
Scientists complete comparative analysis of bacterial communities living in human nose, throat. Read more >>Infectious diseases
According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 99 000 people die every year from infections acquired while in hospitals. "The goal in our profession is to help cure you not introduce you to another deadly infection," said Dr. Charles Kinder, Heart Rhythm expert and Director of Heart Rhythm Program at Heart Care Centres of Illinois. Read more >>Medical Research
The cause of diabetes during pregnancy is directly controlled by serotonin, a chemical produced by the body and normally known as a neurotransmitter, and is influenced by the amount of protein in the mother's diet early in pregnancy, according to new findings of an international team led by researchers at UCSF. Read more >>Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) will make two presentations at the 70th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, June 25-29, in Orlando, Florida. Read more >>Exciting headlines about the cancer-preventing potential of berries, red wine, and other foods are in the news almost every day. An article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News ( C&EN), ACS' weekly newsmagazine, highlights the researchers trying to make medicines based on substances in those foods and turn their potential into reality. Read more >>[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] There have been concerns regarding increased risk for cancer in children born to mothers who lived near mobile phone stations during their pregnancy after a report of a cluster of childhood cancer cases near such stations. A newly published study in the British Medical Journal refutes such beliefs and has found no link to early childhood cancers and living near mobile phone masts. Read more >> A surprising discovery about the complex make-up of our cells could lead to the development of new types of medicines, a study suggests. Read more >>Medical Technology
Surgeons at The Methodist Hospital in Houston are studying a new way to make kidney donation safer, less invasive and almost scar free for women by using a new technique that removes kidneys transvaginally. Read more >>Mental health
Disfigurement can be a challenging and distressing experience for many of the 1 million people in the UK who have a visible difference of any kind. According to new research presented at the international conference, Appearance Matters, taking place in Bristol on 22 and 23 June, psychological support is as important as functional and surgical treatment in helping people cope with the challenges they face as a result of living with a disfigurement. Read more >>Obstetrics and Gynaecology
[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] A new study has revealed that the female reproductive system is 'choosy' when it comes to inferior quality sperm and rejects the 'advances' of spermatozoa that are not good enough to create a pregnancy. Read more >> Oncology
Genomic analysis leads to more effective diagnostic tests, treatment options for prostate cancer: Study. Read more >>The human body contains more bacteria than it does cells. These bacterial communities can have a positive effect on our health, by training our immune systems and helping to metabolise the foods we eat. But they can also set us up to develop digestive disorders, skin diseases, and obesity. Read more >>Opthalmology
[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] For six year old Ben Michaels nothing could be more welcome than his recent therapy regime. He was detected with a problem in his eyesight by a school nurse from the age of four. On examination he was found to have a lazy right eye or amblyopia. Left untreated it would have lost him his vision completely. Read more >> Paediatrics
[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] In an article with a headline I formula fed. So what? that appeared in Mother & Baby magazine a casual comment from deputy editor Kathryn Blundell has shocked mothers worldwide. She was explaining why she bottle fed her babies instead of breast feeding when she said, "I wanted my body back. (And some wine) ...I also wanted to give my boobs at least a chance to stay on my chest rather than dangling around my stomach." Read more >> Give up smoking, do not drink more than three cups of coffee per day, do not take any kind of drug, or if you do, take it as long as possible before feeding your baby. These are some of the recommendations contained in a study produced by Spanish researchers on methods for detecting medicines and drugs in breast milk. The study shows that the risk from substances such as alcohol is still not well understood. Read more >>Mothers of children with autism see their careers disproportionally affected as they confront greater demands on their time, inflexible workplaces and increased medical costs, according to a new study by researchers at Washington State University Vancouver. Read more >>A new international review of research into child welfare services shows that radical changes are needed to improve assessments and support for families where there are concerns about parental abuse. Read more >>Any parent will know how their children manage to get away with all sorts of things, now research in Sweden confirms what we parents have always suspected... Young children are skilled negotiators when it comes to relationships and the content of play, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Read more >>Public health
 A new website that aims to help reverse the brain drain in South African public healthcare facilities has just been launched. Read more >>Sports science
Stress fractures of the foot are becoming more common in runners, especially first-time marathoners, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Read more >>Women's health
[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] With more and more women delaying when they have a baby until they are older researchers are developing a test that can now tell a woman in her twenties how long she has left to start a family. This test kit could come into the market in another three years and can predict the onset of menopause for women with an accuracy of four months. This also means that a woman knows how much time she has to get pregnant or even plan to freeze her eggs for use at a later date to make babies using artificial means. Existing kits cost between £15 and £180, but are less accurate. Read more >> Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have pinpointed a set of biological mechanisms through which estrogen confers its beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, independent of the hormone's actions on cancer. Their investigation suggests that drugs targeting a specific subpopulation of estrogen receptors found outside the cell nucleus might activate the cardiovascular benefits of estrogen without increasing cancer risk. Read more >>
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