Depression study backs long drug therapy
Most patients treated for depression with medication should continue taking it after their gloom has lifted, new research suggests.
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Marrow repairs bones
Specially prepared titanium mesh and bone marrow cells allow new bone cells to grow in bone fractures. This was shown in a research project carried out at the University of Nijmegen in Holland.
Breast cancer :: Few tumour cells spread
Researchers studying breast cancer have found that only a small percentage of the tumour cells are capable of moving on and creating new cancer elsewhere in the body, a discovery they hope will lead to ways to target the most dangerous cells.
Dyslexia :: Reading aid helps dyslexic children
Standard programs that help children with dyslexia read better seem to change the way their brains work, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Natural bandage
A new bandage mimics the natural tissue that forms as a wound heals. The gauze, made from the blood protein fibrinogen, could be applied as a dressing that need never be removed. The body would treat it as normal healing, gradually dissolving it as new skin grows.
Breast cancer :: Early detector for breast cancer
In a significant breakthrough, researchers at the University College of London, have discovered a new technique, called Diffraction Enhanced Breast Imaging (Debi), which they claim could detect breast cancer at a much earlier stage, thus facilitating early treatment.
Allergies :: Allergies are Nothing to Sneeze at… With Homeopathic Medicines
It is getting close to allergy season again, and to most allergy sufferers freedom from this dread condition is literally nothing to sneeze at. This freedom, however, is a distant dream for many allergy sufferers. Allergies can be imprisoning.
Stroke :: Men who don’t shave have less sex, more strokes
Men who don’t shave every day enjoy less sex and are 70 per cent more likely to suffer a stroke than daily shavers, a study shows.
Diabetes :: Visceral fat linked to diabetes
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have revealed that elderly men and women even with normal body weight are at the risk of type 2 diabetes if they have large amounts of muscle fat or visceral abdominal fat, according to Diabetes Care.
HIV :: Gel stalls HIV
Hope is growing that a simple vaginal gel could help to stem the global spread of HIV. A squirt of antibody, which prevents the virus burying into human cells, seems to curb sexual transmission of HIV between monkeys. “We’re encouraged,” says lead researcher John Moore of Cornell University.