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Poorly planned heath initiatives costing billions
Chronic illnessesexact a heavy toll on businesses, budgets and economies. According to a World Economic Forum report, they account for the lion’s share of...
Obesity-fighting programmes can help lower children’s BP
Programmes designed to prevent obesity in children may help lower their blood pressure, according to a new review of past studies. Researchers found that...
Scientists report failure in strategy to reverse latency
Scientists at Johns Hopkins report that compounds they hoped would ‘wake up’ dormant reservoirs of HIV inside immune system T cells – a strategy...
New study further explains Alzheimer’s disease mysteries
A series of studies by Harvard scientists, published in Nature, suggests a possible answer to one of the big scientific mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease:...
Statins could be used to treat MS
Statins may be useful in treating advanced multiple sclerosis (MS), say UK researchers. BBC News reports that early trial results in The Lancet show...
Muscle stem cells could repair nerve damage
Stem cells derived from human muscle tissue are able to repair nerve damage and restore function in an animal model of sciatic nerve injury....
Sleep loss causes permanent loss of brain cells
Sleep loss may be more serious than previously thought, causing a permanent loss of brain cells, reports BBC News. According to a study in...
Why dark chocolate is good for the heart
Bacteria in our stomach ferment chocolate into useful anti-inflammatory compounds that are good for the heart, reports Medical News Today. Louisiana State University researchers...
New findings could spare healthy cells from chemo and radiation
A new study led by Prof Alexey Ryazanov of Rutgers Wood Johnson Medical School and the Rutgers Cancer Institute, and published in Developmental Cell,...
New method will help pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Pancreatic cancer is often detected at a late stage, which results in poor prognosis and limited treatment options. But, says a News-Medical report, researchers...