Sufferers of recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) could expect more effective treatments thanks to University of Queensland-led research. UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections according to Professor Mark Schembri from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences. “They are a major burden on global healthcare,” he said. “Approximately 25 % of women…
Scientists have identified a specific gene they believe could be a key player in the changes in brain structure; seen in several psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia and autism. The team from Cardiff University’s Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute has found that the deletion of the gene CYFIP1 leads to thinning of the insulation;…
Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on risk of Type 2 diabetes; according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Increased consumption of omega 3 fats is widely promote globally because of a common belief that it will protect against; or even reverse, conditions such as diabetes. But a systematic review commissioned…
The researches find that the A new study indicates that the antidepressant effects of ketamine may not be such, according to a paper published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. The study investigates the hypothesis that depressed individual receiving ketamine infusions; associate feelings of lightness and floating which are a typical occurrence in the use of psychoactive-substance;…
The study finding that the heart failure patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus; face higher risk of sudden cardiac death. The risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) appears to be higher among heart failure patients who also have HIV infection, according to new findings. Data from San Francisco among patients with HIV; and without heart failure…
Many forms of vision loss stem from a common source: impaired communication between the eye and the brain. And at the root of all eye-to-brain communication are the hundreds of proteins generated by the retina’s nerve cells. A new study from Scripps Research, which appears this month in Cell Reports, examines these proteins in unprecedented…
Rutgers and other scientists have discovered how brown fat; also known as brown adipose tissue, may help protect against obesity and diabetes. Their study in the journal Nature adds to our knowledge about the role of brown fat in human health; and could lead to new medications for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. Branched-chain…
People who frequent electronic dance music (EDM) parties often use multiple drugs simultaneously and experience adverse effects with some ending up in the emergency department, say researchers at New York University School of Medicine and Rutgers University. The study, published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, is the first to survey adverse effects; with…
More than 60% of US military suicides occur at home and involve a firearm. Nearly all military firearm suicides (95%) involve a personally owned firearm. Nonmilitary data indicate that the risk of suicide is 6 times higher in households with a firearm, although this risk may be reduced if the firearms are kept unloaded and/or locked. Because…
The study revealing that the molecular program; that controls cells capacity for division. Cells in the body proliferate at different rates. Some divide constantly and throughout life, like the ones that line the gut. Others divide only rarely, sometimes resting for several years in a non-dividing state. The molecular mechanisms that help control this cellular…
According to the study vaccinations in children; which helping to avoid the flu infections and other diseases. By taking up to date on all their childhood vaccines; obviously, but also make sure that they have receiving a meningitis vaccine. Meningitis is an infection that typically occurs in young children or adolescents; and we tend to…
According the data the Government announcing that providing free treatment; under Ayushman Bharat helped 39 lakh people save Rs 12,000 crore. The National Health Authority the implementing agency for the scheme has also planned several events; across the country to commemorate the first anniversary of its launch; and September 23 will be celebrating as Ayushman…