Researchers from the University of Glasgow are leading a new international project which aims to provide Sub-Saharan Africa with portable, reliable and affordable methods to diagnose diseases. The Digital Innovations and Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa project, or Didida, brings together 14 partners from eight countries: Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, France, […]
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A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows that carnitine intake in the first postnatal weeks promotes better growth and larger brain size at term equivalent age in very preterm infants. Carnitine intake from breast milk in particular seems to be associated with better growth. The findings were published […]
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The autonomic nervous system is known as the control centre for involuntary bodily processes such as the beating of our hearts and our breathing. The fact that this part of the nervous system also has the ability to spontaneously restore muscle function following a nerve injury was discovered by a research group at MedUni Vienna’s […]
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Know your rights when accessing your medical records: When you are seen by a healthcare professional, they update your medical record with information about your condition and treatment provided. But are you able to access these medical records when you need them? Eddie Jones, Partner and Head of Department for Clinical Negligence, JMW Solicitors takes a […]
UK participants needed to help discover genes behind stammering. More than 1500 adults and children from the United Kingdom are being recruited for an international study aiming to discover the genes that cause stammering. The largest study of its kind hopes to provide greater insight into why some people are more likely to develop a […]
University of Queensland research has revealed that having more babies reduces a woman’s risk of endometrial cancer. Dr Gunn-Helen Moen and Shannon D’Urso from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience investigated risk factors for endometrial cancer using genetic analysis, and have found that having three babies compared to none could decrease a woman’s risk by 50 […]
People living with HIV have a significantly delayed internal body clock, consistent with the symptoms of jet lag, according to new findings reported by researchers from universities in South Africa and the UK. The findings, which have been published in the Journal of Pineal Research, may explain some of the health problems experienced by people […]
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Cryptocurrency trading could be linked to problem gambling, anxiety and depression in young men, University of Queensland research has found. Research student Ben Johnson from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research (NCYSUR) reviewed existing studies on cryptocurrency trading and its association with gambling and mental health. “We found there were strong similarities in […]
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Struggling with hangxiety? Dr Luke Powles, Clinical Director at Bupa Health Clinics examines the physical effect of alcohol consumption in the immediate, short and long-term, and in each instance what are the signs to look out for? Over the last 90 days, Google Trends shows there’s been a huge 4,550% increase in searches for ‘recommended […]
Huge crowds can be daunting for any of us, and unfortunately there have been a few high-profile events when things have gone radically wrong. In Korea 156 young people died when they got crushed in a narrow street. Sadly, there have been a few other serious incidents from concerts to football grounds where too many […]