Lorraine: Dr Amir Khan on the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer New research from King Edward VII’s Hospital, London, shines a light on urinary issues. In the study, up to 28 percent of respondents would use the toilet at least three times during the night. While 20 percent thought it had something to do […]
Brits have lost over four million teeth due to sporting injuries, study finds
Brits have lost 4.1 million teeth – due to sporting injuries, research has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found 16 percent have lost a tooth after falling or suffering an injury – amounting to a total of more than eight million teeth lost. But nearly half of those suffered the mishap while playing sport […]
Investigating the smallpox blanket controversy
What made smallpox so infamous? Smallpox symptoms Types of smallpox Identification of smallpox Smallpox eradication Why did smallpox have such a devastating effect on Native American populations? Who writes history? Is it possible to spread smallpox with blankets? Was the great plains outbreak of the 1830s intentional? What happened to Isaac McCoy’s proof? Where do […]
Remote sample management unchains scientists from their lab bench
Using high-speed, web-based communications protocols – DP5 Network rack decoding software from Ziath can be run from a laptop, desktop, phone, or any other network connected device. Image Credit: Ziath Using DP5 Network you can plug all your tube rack readers and scanners into your LAN directly and run them from a PC in your office or somewhere else in the building. This […]
Combining immunotherapy and radiation in soft tissue sarcoma
Combining immunotherapy with radiation could be a promising treatment option for patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma, according to the results of a clinical trial led by Northwestern Medicine investigators published in JAMA Oncology. Advanced soft tissue sarcomas that can’t be fully removed with surgery are usually considered incurable, according to the National Institutes of […]
Once-a-month jab can ease agony of debilitating acne
Once-a-month jab can ease agony of debilitating acne after trials showed a 50 per cent reduction in symptoms Secukinumab jab shows a 50 per cent reduction in symptoms of severe acne Patients blighted by a distressing skin condition that causes agonising abscesses and severe scarring have been thrown a lifeline, thanks to a drug that’s just […]
Research suggests lowering blood pressure significantly reduces dementia risk in people with hypertension
The average blood pressure in the intervention group at 48 months was 128/73 mm Hg, compared to 148/81 mm Hg in the usual care group. On average, systolic blood pressure decreased by 22 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure decreased by 9 mm Hg among people in the intervention group compared to usual care. People […]
Exercise gains stick after financial rewards fade, new study shows
If you start exercising for the promise of a little extra money, you may keep up the habit even after the financial incentives are gone, new research from University of Western Ontario suggests. A study of more than 580,000 Canadians across three provinces using a step-counting app showed that even when the rewards were removed […]
Researchers induce brain activation using infrared light-controlled drugs
Studying the brain remains one of the most challenging endeavors in neuroscience. Researchers have explored various methods for live imaging and stimulation of deep brain activity. One such method is multiphoton excitation using pulsed infrared (IR) light. This type of light is weakly absorbed by tissues and can penetrate through the bone and deep into […]
Britain's secret biosecurity blunders REVEALED
Britain’s secret biosecurity blunders revealed – including two accidents which occurred during Covid and an experiment gone wrong involving a smallpox-like virus EXCLUSIVE: None of the incidents uncovered by this website were of high risk READ MORE: ‘Bone-breaker’ fever could become endemic in UK, experts fear British researchers lost a genetically modified mouse and accidentally […]