Picturing access to energy for all in sub-Saharan Africa
The UN's Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for ...
Month: July 2019
Are opioids being inappropriately prescribed to treat gout?
Although there are effective treatments for gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, a new Arthritis Care & Research ...
Study provides insights into depression in people with inflammatory bowel disease
Depression is common in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the actual causes of depression in this group are ...
Does marital status affect prognosis after breast cancer diagnosis?
In a Cancer Medicine study of 298,434 patients diagnosed with breast cancer between 2004 and 2012, married patients had a ...
Pre-eclampsia may carry long-term heart risks for women
Pre-eclampsia is a potentially dangerous condition characterized by high blood pressure that arises in some pregnant women, but a review ...
Depression is common and linked with early death in patients with blood cancers
In a Psycho-Oncology study of patients newly diagnosed with lymphoma or multiple myeloma, one-third of participants reported depressive symptoms around ...
Timing of exercise may be key to successful weight loss
In a study of 375 adults who have successfully maintained weight loss and who engage in moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity, ...
Adults with type 2 diabetes face high risk of dying from cancer
Cancer has overtaken cardiovascular disease as the most common cause of death in Scottish adults with type 2 diabetes, according ...
Respiratory symptoms predict life expectancy in older adults
New research published in Respirology suggests that some respiratory symptoms may predict an earlier death in older adults. Also, such ...
The global prevalence of erectile dysfunction
A review of published studies found that estimates for the global prevalence of erectile dysfunction vary widely, ranging from 3% ...
Active sexual life may benefit men with early Parkinson’s disease
New research published in the European Journal of Neurology indicates that an active sexual life is linked with lower disability ...
HIV infection may increase heart failure and stroke risk
A Journal of the American Heart Association analysis of information from a large health insurance database reveals that people living ...
Medication linked to increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Medications that target tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), a protein involved in inflammation, have revolutionized the management of certain autoimmune ...
The highest energy gamma rays discovered by the Tibet ASgamma experiment
Astronomy offers new energy windowCredit: Image by IHEP The Tibet ASgamma experiment, a China-Japan joint research project, has discovered the ...
How to sell labriculture: Less lab, more culture
'High-tech' framing may be driving negative attitudes towards cultured meat In the near future, we will be able to mass-produce ...
Diet quality may affect risk of frailty in older adults
Poorer overall diet quality was linked with an increased risk of becoming frail in a study of U.S. community-dwelling older ...
Astronomers help wage war on cancer
Credit: Tim Harries Techniques developed by astronomers could help in the fight against breast and skin cancer. Charlie Jeynes at ...
Obese people outnumber smokers two to one
New figures from Cancer Research UK show that people who are obese now outnumber people who smoke two to one ...
Dundee partners with Bukwang Pharm to develop new treatment for Parkinson’s
Announcement builds upon existing drug discovery partnerships with Takeda and GSK The University of Dundee's Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) has ...
Study reveals a short bout of exercise enhances brain function
OHSU research discovers a gene in mice that's activated by brief periods of exercise Most people know that regular exercise ...
