Floods, bushfires, heat waves, cyclones. Australia is no stranger to emergencies. But during disasters we’re better prepared to support pet owners than families with babies and toddlers.
High intensity interval training combats fatty liver disease, study shows
Flinders University and University of Queensland research has found many people with fatty liver disease are unaware that high intensity interval training improves heart function and liver health.
Study shows UK led way in reopening big cultural events safely after COVID lockdowns
Liverpool researchers have authored a new study detailing definitive population-based evidence of risks of COVID-19 transmission around the early reopening of mass cultural events before restrictions were lifted.
Liver fibrosis linked to reduced cognitive ability and brain volume
Yale researchers have found that liver fibrosis—scarring of the liver tissue that occurs in many chronic liver diseases—is associated with reduce cognitive ability and, in certain regions of the brain, reduced brain volume. And this connection may be mediated in part by inflammation.
Water firm bemoans rampant thefts and vandalism
NKANA Water Supply and Sanitation Company (NWSSC) acting Managing Director Felicitus Banda has said the huge investment which the water utility company has been putting in its infrastructure and operations has not been yielding desirable results because of rampant thefts and vandalism.
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New study shows common blood pressure meds underused for migraine
The first known large-scale review of international studies on the positive effect of blood pressure (BP) medicines across all classes in preventing migraine shows these common drugs could be used much more widely, at low cost, than is the case with current practice, according to a new paper published in the journal Cephalalgia.
Global data study on COVID-19 finds new ways to simplify information and help fight future pandemics
New research that analyzed complex global COVID-19 datasets has found new ways to simplify information to aid health authorities to tackle future outbreaks.
Cheap and safe hormone treatment shows promise for couples with unexplained infertility
A small study with couples experiencing unexplained infertility suggests that a hormone treatment could increase the chances of having a baby.
ABDUCTION AND TORTURE BY POLICE
THE abduction and subsequent torture of suspects by Police is now documented. Surprisingly, it has not been condemned by the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Mr. Jack Mwiimbu, who has a history of speaking out for human rights.
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Study offers new understanding of why kidney cancers become metastatic
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer have engineered a new model of aggressive renal cell carcinoma (RCC), highlighting molecular targets and genomic events that trigger chromosomal instability and drive metastatic progression.