Brain :: Bigger brain is smarter
When it comes to estimating the intelligence of various animal species, it may be as simple measuring overall brain size. In fact, making corrections for a species’ body size may be a mistake.
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Healthcare :: Head of UN-backed health assembly urges rapid knowledge-sharing on diseases
The head of the decision-making body of the United Nations World Health Organization today stressed the importance of rapid, world-wide sharing of knowledge on diseases, as he opened the annual policy meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
Asthma :: Drinking farm milk reduces childhood asthma & allergies
Drinking farm milk can protect children against asthma and hayfever, according to a study of nearly 15,000 children published in the May issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy.
Angioplasty :: Angioplasty reduces cardiac risk in silent heart attack
When compared with intensive drug therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, angioplasty) was more beneficial in reducing the long-term risk of major cardiac events among heart attack survivors with “silent ischemia”, according to a study in the May 9 issue of JAMA.
Cancer :: World face inequalities in access to cancer treatment
Patients around the world face stark inequalities in access to cancer treatment, according to a report published today (Thursday 10 May) in the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology. The report’s authors urge decision makers in every country to take action and ensure that everyone has equal access to new cancer drugs when they are needed, wherever they live.
Sports :: Older patients more active in sports than younger patients after less-invasive hip surgery
Patients who engage in sports before hip replacement wonder if they will be able to play sports (or even the same sports) at the same level of activity after their surgery.
Life :: New planet might support life
Astronomers have discovered a new planet circling a dim red star around 20 light years away from our solar system which could be a “super earth” supporting life.
Bird Flu :: Roche’s Tamiflu for influenza, to combat H5N1 bird flu virus
Roche announces several new research initiatives to further study the use of Tamiflu against the evolving H5N1 avian influenza virus and outlined the future production strategy for Tamiflu.
Calorie :: Calorie restriction and increased longevity linked to metabolic changes
In a study of Labrador retriever dogs, those fed a calorie-restricted diet showed different lifelong patterns relating to energy metabolism and the activities of their gut microbes and lived almost two years longer than similar dogs given a slightly higher-calorie diet.
Road Safety :: World Youth Assembly meets to tackle road safety
Young people from more than 100 countries gathered today at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, for the first ever World Youth Assembly for Road Safety and to mark the first UN Global Road Safety Week.