Deadly heatwaves threaten China's northern breadbasket

2 Aug 2018

Paris, Aug 1, 2018 (AFP) - The North China Plain, home to nearly 400 million people, could become a life-threatening inferno during future heat waves if climate change continues apace, researchers...

Frontotemporal dementia

Teetotallers, like big drinkers, more prone to dementia

2 Aug 2018 • 6 comments

Paris, Aug 2, 2018 (AFP) - People who have sworn off alcohol for decades or longer run a higher risk of dementia late in life than moderate drinkers, according to a new study. Long-term teetotallers...

Parkinson's disease

Japan human trial tests iPS cell treatment for Parkinson's

31 Jul 2018

Tokyo, July 30, 2018 (AFP) - Japanese researchers on Monday announced the first human trial using a kind of stem cell to treat Parkinson's disease, building on earlier animal trials. The research...

UK doctors given green light to prescribe cannabis

27 Jul 2018 • 27 comments

London, July 26, 2018 (AFP) - British doctors will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis, the government announced Thursday following a review -- but insisted it was not a first step towards...

Skin cancer

World-first melanoma blood test detects early stages of deadly skin cancer

25 Jul 2018

Australian scientists have developed the world’s first blood test to detect melanoma in its early stages. Early trials of the test involving 209 people showed it was capable of picking up early stage...

HIV/AIDS

Concerns over HIV resurgence dominates world AIDS conference

24 Jul 2018

Amsterdam, July 23, 2018 (AFP) - Concerns over an HIV resurgence caused by strict drug laws fuelling an epidemic blamed on needle sharing dominated a world AIDS assembly that opened in Amsterdam...

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Cancer treatment could benefit from a major new discovery in DNA

23 Jul 2018

Major positive implications for cancer treatment could be on the horizon as scientists have made a discovery about how cells repair broken strands of DNA. Published in Nature Today, the study found...

Chronic pain: New compound may replace opioids

20 Jul 2018 • 2 comments

Researchers tested an alternative to opioids in a mouse model of chronic pain and found it to be safe, effective, and possess none of the side effects of opioids. A person is said to have chronic...

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How does diabetes affect wound healing?

20 Jul 2018 • 1 comment

Diabetes can cause wounds to heal more slowly. This raises the risk that someone with diabetes will develop infections and other complications. A person who manages their diabetes well can improve...

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes: Switching to common drugs raises risk of complications

20 Jul 2018 • 5 comments

A new study, published in the journal BMJ, finds that switching to a class of drugs called sulfonylureas could raise the risk of complications for people living with type 2 diabetes. Researchers set...

Multiple sclerosis

Potential new MS drug could regenerate myelin

20 Jul 2018

New research could lead to treatments for multiple sclerosis that regenerate myelin, the fatty coating that insulates nerve fibers and protects signals between brain cells. Scientists from the...

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'Link between diabetes and cancer risk firmly established'

20 Jul 2018 • 2 comments

That diabetes and cancer are linked in some way is by no means a new idea, but it had never previously been confirmed. Now, a major new study draws a firm conclusion: diabetes raises a person's risk...