Cart is empty A new technique used to control severe bleeding in injured patients has been found to likely increase the risk of death, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says
Coffee is well recognized as having a positive impact on long-term health. Drinking the equivalent of three to four cups of instant coffee a day reduces the risk of many health conditions including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.
Health care for millions of pregnant teenage girls is being neglected, reports study
The health care needs of pregnant adolescents will continue to be ignored in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) unless there are major changes to health care delivery and frameworks, according to a new study by UCL and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) researchers.
Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren’t melanoma, says surprise new finding
If you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma—the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right?
Investigational drug restores parathyroid function in rare disease
An investigational drug, encaleret, restored calcium levels in people with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1), a rare genetic disorder marked by an imbalance of calcium in the blood and urine, as well as abnormally low levels of parathyroid hormone, which regulates blood calcium levels.
The ‘male menopause’—what you need to know
East Midlands Ambulance Service is reportedly giving men up to a year of paid leave for “andropause related issues”, which some are calling the “male menopause.”
A CAPTURED JUDICIARY?
THE happenings at the Constitutional Court in which five judges have recused themselves from hearing an appeal it made has raised many issues.
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Researchers call for increased attention to workplace mental health
An article on the workplace as a major determinant of health has been published today in The Lancet, and reveals a global picture of the work-related causes of mental health conditions.
Elucidating the neural basis for expression of estrous female odor preference in male mice
Social behaviors, such as sexual and aggressive behaviors, are important for successful reproduction and territorial defense in mice as a social species. For adaptive and efficient exhibition of these behaviors, accurate sex, reproductive state, and other opponent characteristics-related information processing is essential.
When it comes to hearing, the left and right sides of the brain work together, mouse research shows
Johns Hopkins-led research has revealed an extensive network of connections between the right and left sides of the brain when mice are exposed to different sounds. The researchers also found that some areas of the brain are specialized to recognize certain sounds, such as “calls” from the animals. Further, the researchers also found that deaf mice had far fewer right and left brain connections, suggesting that the brain needs to “hear” and process sound during early ages to spur development of left-right brain connections.