by University of East Anglia The smell of cut grass, freshly baked bread, childhood memories, lost loved ones, Christmas. What happens when it’s all gone? A new study from the University of East Anglia reveals the huge range of emotional and practical impacts caused by a loss of smell. It finds that almost every aspect...
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New species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in infected wound
by University of Gothenburg A hitherto unknown antibiotic-resistant bacteria species, in the same family as E. coli and Salmonella spp., has been found and classified in Sweden. The proposed taxonomic name of the species—the first of the new genus—is Scandinavium goeteborgense, after the city of Gothenburg, where the bacterium was isolated and the research was...
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A third of people would want to know they have Alzheimer’s 15 years before symptoms
by Alzheimer’s Research UK Over a third of people would want to know they had Alzheimer’s disease 15 years before symptoms show, according to new findings from Alzheimer’s Research UK. The UK’s leading dementia research charity published a report, Detecting and diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, revealing the public’s attitudes toward early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s,...
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Scientists develop test that will help prevent glaucoma-related blindness
by Flinders University Australian researchers have identified 107 genes that increase a person’s risk of developing the eye disease glaucoma, and developed a genetic test to detect those at risk of going blind from it. The research, led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Flinders University, has been published today in the journal Nature...
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Traumatic brain injury impairs hormone production, disrupting sleep, cognition, memory
by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston More than 2.5 million people in the United States alone experience a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, each year. Some of these people are plagued by a seemingly unrelated cascade of health issues for years after their head injury, including fatigue, depression, anxiety, memory issues, and sleep...
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Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Exposure to Aluminum
By IOS PRESS A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (JAD) on January 13, 2020, supports a growing body of research that links human exposure to aluminum with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers found significant amounts of aluminum content in brain tissue from donors with familial AD. The study also found a high...
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Newly understood protein raises hopes of advanced arthritis treatments
By Nick Lavars Our body’s immune cells are highly effective patrol officers, springing into action when a foreign threat invades and poses a risk to our well-being. But they can be prone to cases of mistaken identity, incorrectly attacking healthy cells and joints to give rise to what we know as autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid...
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‘Ancient’ cellular discovery key to new cancer therapies
Metabolic system may explain tumour growth in humans FLINDERS UNIVERSITY Australian researchers have uncovered a metabolic system which could lead to new strategies for therapeutic cancer treatment. A team at Flinders University led by Professor Janni Petersen and the St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research have found a link between a metabolic system in a...
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Possible Alzheimer’s breakthrough suggested
Researchers say newly found protein is bio-marker for disease; suggest suppression of ‘aggregatin’ could lead to future treatments to slow Alzheimer’s progression CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY CLEVELAND–Researchers at the Case Western University School of Medicine say they have identified a previously unknown gene and associated protein which could potentially be suppressed to slow the advance...
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New drug limits cancer spreading
by Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research A research team that recently invented a drug to stop blood vessels from forming a treatment resistant barrier around some cancers has now discovered the drug can be used to prevent the cancer from spreading. “We originally developed the drug to overcome a problem in some cancers that...