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Could a probiotic pill cure diabetes?

Date: Feb-02-2015
Researchers from Cornell University say they reduced blood glucose levels in diabetic rats by up to 30% using a 'friendly' bacteria commonly found in the human gut.

First glimpse of anxiety-related protein may lead to new drugs

Date: Feb-02-2015
Previously dismissed as an unimportant protein, the first details of TSPO's molecular structure suggest its potential as a target for future anti-anxiety drugs.

Enterovirus may be linked to paralysis in 12 Colorado children, study finds

Date: Feb-01-2015
More than 100 children in the US have developed a form of paralysis, cases of which coincide with outbreaks of enterovirus. Now, a new study suggests a link between the two.

Distraction techniques may reduce pain, anxiety during conscious surgery

Date: Feb-01-2015
Researchers form the UK found that having a conversation with a nurse, watching a DVD or using stress balls reduced pain and anxiety for patients undergoing varicose vein surgery.

New Tamiflu study suggests drug does reduce flu impact considerably

Date: Jan-31-2015
The new study comes after a previous meta-analysis described Tamiflu as having “small, non-specific effects on reducing the time to alleviation of influenza symptoms in adults.”

Organ transplants in the US 'have saved almost 2.3 million years of life'

Date: Jan-31-2015
Between 1987 and 2012, researchers estimate that organ transplants have saved almost 2.3 million years of life in the US, but they believe donor shortages are hindering progress.

Starting football before age 12 linked to poorer memory, thinking in NFL players

Date: Jan-30-2015
A new study found former NFL players who began playing before the age of 12 performed much worse in memory and thinking tests than those who started playing after this age.

Transgender children's gender identity is 'consistent and deeply held'

Date: Jan-30-2015
Researchers conclude new study should serve as “further evidence that transgender children do indeed exist and that this identity is a deeply held one.”

'Sleep spindles' turn experience into knowledge as babies nap

Date: Jan-30-2015
Recently, we looked at a study that showed napping improves babies' learning skills. Now, a new study explains the mechanism behind this sleep-learning association.

WHO: Ebola fight 'shifts to ending epidemic'

Date: Jan-30-2015
For the first time since June 2014, new Ebola cases in West Africa have fallen to below 100, prompting WHO to declare the fight now shifts from slowing to ending the epidemic.