Health News

Studies reveal success of new oral drug regimens for hepatitis C

Date: Jul-28-2014
Two new studies published in The Lancet reveal new, simpler oral drug regimens that could increase treatment uptake for hepatitis C, as well as improve their success.

Heart disease risk in childhood cancer survivors 'reduced by healthy lifestyle'

Date: Jul-28-2014
Childhood cancer survivors are at risk of developing metabolic syndrome, but a new study shows that following a healthy lifestyle can reduce this risk.

Lack of sleep 'increases risk of false memories'

Date: Jul-27-2014
A new study led by the University of California-Irvine, suggests sleep deprivation could lead to false memory formation - the recall of an event that never occurred.

Could a probiotic prevent obesity?

Date: Jul-27-2014
Researchers from Vanderbilt University genetically modified a bacterial strain to produce a compound that was found to reduce obesity and related complications in mice.

Childhood reading skills linked to 'higher intelligence' in young adults

Date: Jul-26-2014
Testing reading ability and IQ in twins from the age of 7 to 16, researchers find that strong reading skills as a child correlates to higher 'general intelligence' in later life.

Could a high-fat diet lead to reduced sense of smell?

Date: Jul-26-2014
Researchers from Florida State University found mice that developed obesity by eating a high-fat diet only had 50% of the brain cells responsible for encoding odor signals.

Shift work associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Date: Jul-25-2014
A large meta-analysis assesses the evidence of a link between shift work and a heightened risk for type 2 diabetes. The analysis finds that men are at particular risk.

Why does job loss increase mortality risk, but a recession reduce it?

Date: Jul-25-2014
A new study finds that although individual unemployment increases a person's mortality risk, economic recessions reduce this effect among the overall population.

Night light exposure could make breast cancer tumors tamoxifen resistant

Date: Jul-25-2014
A study in rats reveals that tamoxifen - a drug typically used to treat breast cancer that has spread - is less effective when subjects are exposed to dim light at night.

Puberty in girls timed by genes from one parent

Date: Jul-25-2014
The age at which girls start menstruating appears to be decided by a small subset of genes that is passed on either by her biological father or mother.