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Acupuncture may reduce severity and frequency of menopausal hot flashes
Date: Jul-19-2014Hot flashes are one of the most common symptoms during menopause. But a new study suggests that acupuncture could help to reduce their severity and frequency.
'Genetics may be key to a nation's level of happiness'
Date: Jul-18-2014Researchers in the UK have found that the closer a nation is to the genetic makeup of Denmark, the higher that country's level of happiness, suggesting a genetic link.
Can fish oil protect against brain damage caused by alcohol abuse?
Date: Jul-18-2014People who drink excessive amounts of alcohol are at risk of brain damage and dementia in later life. New research suggests that omega-3 fish oil may offer protective benefits.
Busy emergency departments 'offer best chance of survival'
Date: Jul-18-2014An analysis of nearly 3,000 US-wide hospitals treating 17.5 million emergency patients finds there is a 10% lower chance of dying in the busiest compared with the least busy EDs.
Could a single injection stop diabetes?
Date: Jul-18-2014Researchers who gave mice with type 2 diabetes the growth factor FGF1, found it reversed diabetes and kept blood glucose within a safe range for 2 days with just one injection.
Decrease in HIV death rates from some causes
Date: Jul-18-2014HIV-positive adults in high-income countries face a reduced risk of death from AIDS-related causes, cardiovascular disease and liver disease, compared with a decade ago.
Study links loss of vision to employment status
Date: Jul-18-2014A nationally representative study finds that people with visual impairment are less likely to be employed than people with normal vision.
Childhood sexual abuse linked to early sign of atherosclerosis
Date: Jul-18-2014A new study finds that women who have a history of sexual abuse in childhood may be more likely to have an early sign of atherosclerosis in midlife.
Scientists create 'biological pacemakers' by transplanting gene into hearts
Date: Jul-17-2014Cardiologists have injected laboratory pigs that had complete heart block with a gene that turned heart cells into a biological pacemaker to regulate the heart's beating.
Gut bacteria changes may predict infection and inflammation
Date: Jul-17-2014Scientists have developed a computer-assisted model that shows how changes to global and local populations of gut bacteria may precede some types of infection and inflammation.
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