Victoria is facing a worsening epidemic of flesh-eating bacteria that cause a disease known internationally as Buruli ulcer – and
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Saffron spices up mental health research
Murdoch University researcher Dr. Adrian Lopresti saw promising results studying saffron as a treatment for depression and anxiety in adolescents.
Continue reading »Research offers potential insight into Alzheimer’s disease
Slightly elevated beta-amyloid levels in the brain are associated with increased activity in certain brain regions, according to a new
Continue reading »Updates on new therapies in development for rare liver diseases
Promising results for three drugs for the treatment of three rare liver diseases were presented today at The International Liver
Continue reading »‘Let it go’ may be good advice for health
(HealthDay)—The advice to “let go” of negative feelings is repeated in yoga classes and self-help books. Now a new study
Continue reading »Arizona romaine lettuce tied to nationwide E. coli outbreak: CDC
(HealthDay)—You may want to think twice about that Caesar salad. As a recent outbreak of serious illness from the E.
Continue reading »To starve pancreatic tumors, researchers seek to block ‘self-eating,’ other fuel sources
To get the extra energy they need to fuel their uncontrolled growth, cancer cells break down some of their own
Continue reading »Elder abuse not associated with risk of chronic pain
(HealthDay)—Elder abuse and neglect (EAN) is not tied to the risk of chronic pain, according to a study published online
Continue reading »Genetic study could lead to new treatments for sufferers of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Research carried out by a consortium including St George’s, University of London has identified new genes for pulmonary arterial hypertension,
Continue reading »Blocking matrix-forming protein might prevent heart failure
Scientists used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming protein in heart cells damaged by heart attack, reducing
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