Prosthetic Users Cause Damage To The Intact Limb, New Technology Reveals
Researchers from the University of Salford have used new techniques to show that people with artificial arms and hands are doing damage to their intact limbs
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Is Glucosamine Supplements Helpful For Joints?
Pharmaceutical companies have been promoting glucosamine supplements as a treatment for osteoarthritis for many years. Taking glucosamine for osteoarthritis is one of the most common forms of complementary medicine in western societies
Resilience Linked To Dyslexia and Gray Matter in the Frontal Brain, Study Finds
A new joint study identifies the brain mechanism that accounts for the discrepancy between low decoding skills and high reading comprehension in some children with dyslexia
Recent Antibiotic Use Associated With Thicker Arteries in Early Childhood
Recent antibiotic use in young children may be linked to increased cardiovascular risk, according to a joint study between Utrecht Academic Medical Centre in The Netherlands and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) in Melbourne
Eye Drops Made Of Turmeric Derivatives Could Treat Glaucoma
A derivative of turmeric could be used in eye drops to treat the early stages of glaucoma, finds a new study led by UCL and Imperial College London researchers
Birth Study Helps Pregnant Women In Maternity Care Decisions
New QUT research has shed light on why some women have 'normal' births and many don't, delivering vital information to help women make more informed maternity care decisions
SPIE Journal: Public Access to Largest Multi-lesion Medical Imaging Data set
Deep Lesion: Automated mining of large-scale lesion annotations and universal lesion detection with deep learning,—announced the open availability of the largest CT lesion-image database accessible to the public, announces the SPIE journal
Study Highlights Treating Non-cognitive Symptoms of People With Dementia
New research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago focuses on the recent successes and ongoing challenges of drug and non-drug treatments for the non-cognitive symptoms experienced by people living with Alzheimer's dementia
Lifespan Of Transplanted Kidneys Improved
The lifespan of a transplanted kidney has significantly improved over the last 30 years. Between 1986 and 1995, 75% of the transplanted kidneys still functioned five years after the transplant. Between 2006 and 2015, this number had already risen to 84%, according to the study
Blood Test Could Predict Optimal Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer
An international collaborative study between Lawson Health Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Royal Marsden and Epic Sciences is one of the first to demonstrate that a blood test can predict how patients with advanced prostate cancer will respond to specific treatments, leading to improved survival
Food Additives Are Harmful To Kids
In the present research, chemicals used to preserve, package and enhance food can harm children's health, a leading pediatricians' group says
Scientists Identified More Than 1,200 Genes Tied To Educational Attainment
An international research team including CU Boulder scientists has identified more than 1,200 genetic variants associated with how much schooling an individual completes and developed a "polygenic score" predictive of more than 11% of the variation in educational attainment between individuals