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Could cattle feedlots be spreading antibiotic resistance through the air?
Date: Jan-30-2015Researchers who tested upwind and downwind air at cattle feedlots found evidence to support the idea that antibiotic resistance is transmitted through the air from farms.
Heavy drinking in midlife 'bigger risk factor for stroke than hypertension, diabetes'
Date: Jan-30-2015Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages a day in midlife may increase the risk of stroke more than traditional factors, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, a study claims.
Fighters' repeated blows 'shrink brain and slow processing'
Date: Jan-30-2015This long-term study scanned the heads of boxers and martial arts fighters to find areas of their brains that shrank in volume, affecting their cognitive health and brainpower.
Different trajectories identified for autism spectrum disorder in children
Date: Jan-30-2015Researchers have found a number of different trajectories for symptom severity and adaptive functioning among children with autism spectrum disorder.
Have we become too dependent on medication?
Date: Jan-29-2015Over 30% of us have used two or more prescription drugs in the past month. We look at whether we have become too reliant on medication and, if so, what the consequences are.
Severe depression linked with inflammation in the brain
Date: Jan-29-2015A new study claims to be the first to find 'definitive evidence' of an association between brain inflammation and major depression.
Liberals 'live longer' than conservatives and moderates
Date: Jan-29-2015Study finds that political beliefs could be a predictor of time of death, although affiliation to a political party may not carry the same risk.
Genetic variation offers new way to spot the most dangerous childhood cancers
Date: Jan-29-2015A study of kidney cancer found that children with the poorest survival after chemotherapy were those whose cancers had the greatest genetic variation among cells.
Scientists uncover cell mechanism that plays key role in ALS
Date: Jan-29-2015The degeneration of upper motor neurons - a small group of brain cells - is key to the development of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Now, scientists reveal the underlying mechanism.
Frequent sugary drink consumption linked to earlier menstruation onset
Date: Jan-29-2015A new study finds girls who drink 1.5 servings or more of sugary drinks each day may start menstruation earlier than those who consume less than two servings a week.
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