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NLRP2 Protein Found to Influence Fertility

A PROTEIN, known as NLRP2, has been found to play a key role in early embryogenesis and affect maternal fertility later in life in animal models. As a…

Fathers’ Preconception Phthalate Exposure May Influence Embryonic Development

PRECONCEPTION paternal exposure to phthalates, compounds found in plastics and personal products and estimated to be detectable in almost the entire…

Hypertension May Protect Older Patients Against Dementia

HYPERTENSION is associated with a lower risk of dementia in people aged ≥90, according to the results of research from the University of California…

Colonoscopy Procedure to be Live Broadcast on Television

THE UK television channel ‘Channel 4’ will be live broadcasting a colonoscopy procedure during a television advert break on 18th January 2017. [N.B….

Database Facilitates Reduction in Number of Animals Used For Breast Cancer Research

A NEW database is allowing researchers to share and search for surplus animal tissue from their peers’ previous experiments on breast cancer. It is…

Recommendations Made for Patients Struggling to Sleep

AGE UK, a British charity, have released a report making a series of recommendations for healthcare providers in their approach to treating patients…

Modafinil Improves Memory in Patients Recovering from Depression

MODAFINIL, a drug traditionally used to treat excessive daytime sleepiness, can also be used to improve the memory of patients with remitted depression…

Purified Protein Effective at Halting Diabetes and Obesity

OBESITY is widely associated with a plethora of serious health issues, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, and Type 2 diabetes mellitus; the Centers…

Malaria Drugs: New Hope for Insulin Production in Type I Diabetes Mellitus

INSULIN production by Type I diabetes mellitus patient pancreata is characteristically low as a result of dysregulated immune targeting of β-cells…

Higher Number of Parasites in Mosquitoes May Make Malaria Infection More Likely

THE LIKELIHOOD of malaria infection is influenced by the number of parasites a mosquito carries, according to new research.