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Bone healing mechanism could provide new therapeutic applications
Researchers are beginning to understand more about periosteal stem cells and how they can help with bone healing.
New research has revealed a new mechanism...
The keto diet: how ‘cheat day’ can damage your body
The keto diet is gaining popularity due to its low carb count, but can it do damage to our bodies?
The often embraced 'cheat day'...
Link between ALS and type 2 diabetes could offer new therapies
New research has highlighted links between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and type 2 diabetes.
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often suffer from type 2 diabetes....
Could the Monarch butterfly help us to understand seasonal depression?
New findings pave the way for understanding the mechanisms by which vitamin A operates in the brain.
Understanding the findings to translate day length encoding...
Measuring stressed cells to understand the development of disease
When cells are stressed, they initiate a complex and precisely regulated response to prevent permanent damage.
Researchers from Goethe University have developed a new protoeomics...
Domestic abuse survivors twice at risk of long-term illnesses
A new study has revealed the long-term dangers posed to female survivors of domestic abuse.
A study by the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick shows...
Nerve pain drug could help restore limb function after spinal cord injury
A mouse study has shown that nerve pain drug gabapentin promotes regeneration of neural circuits.
New research in mice suggests that long-term treatment with gabapentin,...
Young people with IBD more likely to develop serious infections
A first of its kind study analysed almost 2,700 IBD patients to understand the respective roles of IBD activity and drugs in promoting systemic...
Could the gut be involved in the development of multiple sclerosis?
The gut has long been suspected to play a role in autoimmune disease; a research team has now identified evidence of a potential mechanism.
Currently,...
Sheep offer an insight into monitoring foetal heart health
Research on sheep has provided an insight into how we can monitor foetus heart health.
Changes in heart rate, due to low oxygen conditions, experienced...
Can darkness rewire our brains to improve hearing?
Visual and auditory senses are known to be impacted by sensory deprivation.
New research has revealed that sight deprivation changes the way brain cells interact...
Ancient medical remedy: using Manuka honey in surgery
As the antibiotics resistance crisis continues, researchers are looking for replacements that can help to prevent in infection.
One solution to antibiotic resistance could be...
Young UK women face unnecessary appendicitis surgery
A new study has revealed the extent of unnecessary surgery faced by women in the UK suspected of having appendicitis.
A new BJS study found that...
Do ice baths after exercise really repair and build muscle?
Ice baths are strategically used by athletes as they are believed to repair and build muscle – but is this really the case?
Successful athletes such as Andy...
Electrospun fibre: a revolutionary new treatment for brain tumours
A revolutionary new treatment can provide effective treatment for brain tumours without exposing patients to the toxic effects of chemotherapy.
University of Cincinnati professor Andrew...
Revealed: the deadly superbugs lurking in your make-up bag
Could your make-up kill you? A new study has revealed that superbugs could be lurking in your cosmetic bag.
The vast majority of in-use make-up...
Long-term use of opioids could increase risk of PTSD
Links have been drawn between long-term opioid use and increased risk of PTSD.
According to a study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, long-term treatment with opioids could...
Breakthrough discovery reveals how memories are coded in the brain
NUS researchers have made a breakthrough in the field of cognitive computational neuroscience, by discovering a key aspect of how the brain encodes short-term...
Binding mechanism of opioid receptor uncovered in new study
Researchers have uncovered the binding mechanism of an important pain receptor.
The researchers have revealed the activation of the opioid receptor, which can be found...
First steps towards a vaccine for pancreatic cancer achieved
Researchers have developed a personalised vaccine system that could delay the onset of pancreatic cancer.
The study, conducted by researchers from Queen Mary University of...