A new study led by Flinders University has found that being exposed to bright light at night can significantly increase the chances of developing serious heart problems, including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.
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Category: 6. Health
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Drug Which Stops Tumors’ Blood Supply Could Help Kids
Survival rates for children with multi-metastatic Ewing’s sarcoma — a kind of bone cancer which has spread to multiple parts of the body — are ‘dismal’, scientists say. The five-year survival rate for children with this cancer is…
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Cross-country learning to strengthen systems for children and young people’s mental health.
In response to the growing demand from countries seeking to strengthen mental health services for children and young people, including school-based interventions, WHO and partnering governments have launched a multi-country knowledge exchange and…
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Norfolk and Waveney brain injury charity to close after 30 years
Neve Gordon-FarleighNorfolk
Headway Norfolk and WaveneyClaire Boothby-Barnbrook said the charity had spent months exploring a “long-term viable” solution to its financial difficulties A charity supporting almost 200 people affected by brain…
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Early Introduction of Peanuts Led to Significant Decline in Allergies
Share on Pinterest Rates of peanut and food allergies in young children have dropped significantly following changes to early introduction guidelines. Lindsey Rivera/Stocksy United - Peanuts are one of the most common causes of potentially lethal…
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Impaired movement of cerebrospinal fluid predicts dementia risk later in life
Problems with the brain’s waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure increase the risk of dementia.
A study led…
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Malaria Resurgence Could Cut $83 Billion From Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP by 2030
- If malaria prevention funding collapses, sub-Saharan Africa could lose $83 billion in GDP by 2030 and suffer nearly 1 million additional deaths.
- Under full funding, the region could gain $230 billion in GDP, avert 865 million cases, and…
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Systemic chemotherapy reduces mortality in retinoblastoma: 30-year analysis from Iran | Ophthalmology Times
A new study in the International Journal of Retina and Vitreous reported that use of systemic chemotherapy as a mainstay of treatment for retinoblastoma results in significant decreases in mortality and morbidity. Adding targeted chemotherapy…
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New study reveals gluten sensitivity driven by gut-brain interaction, not gluten-Xinhua
MELBOURNE, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — An Australian-led study has revealed that gluten sensitivity, which affects about 10 percent of the global population, is not actually about gluten but part of the way the gut and brain interact.
The finding…
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