Poor children with epilepsy may face social hurdles
In a population-based Canadian study of children with epilepsy, each of whom had access to universal health care, those from poor families had the same...
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Global experts discuss new approaches and innovations in ocular drug delivery systems
Credit: Springer/Controlled Research Society The estimated number of visually impaired people in the world is 285 million, with 39 million blind people. About 65 percent...
Physical and cognitive fitness may affect ALS risk
New research suggests that physical fitness, body mass index (BMI), IQ, and stress resilience in young adulthood may have effects on the risk of developing...
Age-old secret that Hollywood celebrities try to keep from you has been uncovered
Credit: Lauren Mulligan/Wits University Hollywood celebrities spend large amounts of dollars on it. The hunky stud at the local pub thinks he knows it. But...
An issue whose time has come: Sex/gender influences on nervous system function
Following decades of clinical research largely excluding females, scientists are finding that there are large differences in men and women that go well beyond their...
Life took hold on land 300 million years earlier than thought
Credit: Sami Nabhan/FSU Jena Life took hold on land at least as early as 3.2 billion years ago, suggests a study by scientists from Berlin,...
Increasing cost of natural hazards as climate changes
A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century progresses, but with much more...
Dependency can be an evolutionary advantage
Credit: Glen D'Souza, Christian Kost / Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology It has been known for quite some time that genetically modified bacteria, which...
Proteins as an early warning system for type 1 diabetes?
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Certain proteins in the blood of children can predict incipient type 1 diabetes, even before...
Researchers unravel viruses’ strategies to dodge immune systems
As mammals evolve, so do mammalian viruses. In doing so, they develop creative and effective ways to counter and evade the antiviral responses of their...
Drug shows promise for preventing pre-term birth
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have successfully tested a drug that is showing some early promise in efforts to prevent pre-term birth. The findings,...
Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Courtesy: Kelvinsong On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a bizarre constellation of symptoms. Her...
Adult weight gain could increase cancer risk
Substantial weight gain over many years increases the risk of obesity-related cancers in men by 50 per cent and in women by almost 20 per...
Understanding cancer worries could break down barriers to seeking help
RECOGNISING the reasons people worry about a potential cancer diagnosis could help ease concern and encourage people with possible cancer symptoms to see their doctor...
Tumor cells in blood samples could predict prostate cancer spread
Researchers have found a group of circulating tumour cells in prostate cancer patient blood samples which are linked to the spread of the disease, according...
