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Reducing disability in premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage

A pioneering technique, a world first in Bristol, has been shown to reduce disability in premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage by washing the brain to remove toxic fluid.

Gene site found for children's food allergy

Paediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may ca

Promoting exercise causes guilt

One quarter of the population feel guilt when reminded that exercise is a good thing, according to a new analysis by SOM, a Quebec survey firm. "More than 22 percent of respondents – 18 per

First signs of glaucoma injury occur in the brain, not the eyes

Researchers at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute are now a step closer to deciphering a leading cause of blindness in the United States – glaucoma. In a recent study, David Calkins, PhD, director of

New use for old drug in heart disease prevention

Paracetamol may provide more than just pain relief to those at risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Michael Davies from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Rad

Pregnant women falling short on nutrition

Pregnant women are skimping on fruit and vegetables and gaining too much weight, according to a new Australian study. The research, in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics

Effective prostate cancer treatment discovery
Monash University biomedical scientists have identified a new way to treat castrate resistant cells in prostate cancer sufferers – the most common cancer in Australian men.

Deaf children with cochlear implants report similar quality of life to that of normal-hearing kids
Profoundly deaf children with cochlear implants to help them to hear rate their quality of life equal to their normal-hearing peers, according to new research from University of Texas Southwestern Med

New system to accurately measure hip replacements
A pioneering invention by the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) that can accurately measure patients for hip replacements for the first time could save th

Treating erectile dysfunction: It might save a man's life
Erectile function is a common sexual disorder which adversely affects a man's quality of life, psychological health and sexual relationship. Despite this, only 30% of men with