Category: Education
US team successfully reverses osteoarthritis in rats with experimental drugs
Ageing brings with it the gradual loss of damage repair/control of our bodies, so, intensely and often used tissues are prone to wearing out – this is commonly seen in osteoarthritis where joints become inflamed and painful to move. At […]
China study shows how drinking tea may lower the risk of depression in older adults
Drinking tea, a common practice among many Asians, may lower the risk of depression especially among seniors. Data collection from the 2005-2014 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) showed that “different types of tea, such as green tea, black tea, […]
Breakthrough UK study finds lack of key brain protein affects schizophrenia
Researchers have thought all along that synaptic dysfunction causes the debilitating cognitive symptoms seen in schizophrenia; however, new imaging data suggests that these symptoms, such as loss of abilities to plan and remember, are instead caused by the lack of […]
US research finds aspirin fights back against cancer growth and proliferation
Aspirin is marketed as a ‘miracle drug’ because of its potential to keep chronic inflammation in check; however, taking too much aspirin may severely damage the fine mucous lining in the stomach and cause other problems. Now, California-based City of […]
Egg yolk-based insulin could extend shelf life, mean cheaper treatment for diabetics
Australian researchers have recently developed a stable, egg yolk-derived insulin that could significantly change a diabetics’ treatment – the product is known as glycoinsulin and does not form fibril clumps as in regular insulin pumps. These pumps must be replaced […]
Larger, fattier tongues found to be affecting obstructive sleep apnoea
Researchers have singled out an unexpected cause for sleep apnoea – fatty tongues. Sleep apnoea is a disorder which can leave people snoring loudly and gasping for breath at night, exacerbated by the amount of fat on their tongues.Though when […]
US research finds new trigger for Type-2 diabetes in fatty acids
New research from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), sheds light on a possible trigger for the overproduction of insulin in type-2 diabetes: another, separate molecular pathway stimulated by fatty acids appears to boost insulin production, instead of high […]
Bone healing made easy using new bone-forming biomaterial
Mishaps are common in daily life, so when it comes to bone injuries incurred scientists have developed a bone-forming protein that, when used in combination with anticoagulants, helps with localised bone formation. Bioengineer Marian H. Hettiaratchi and others at the […]
