Can anything ease my arthritic hands after years of pain? Dr Martin Scurr answers your questions
Sufferers can experience swelling and tenderness and a grating sound when they move. Also, I welcome the calls from Cambridge University researchers for more scans in pregnancy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Genetic Mutation Makes People Feel Full — All the Time
Two new studies confirm that weight control is often the result of genetics, not willpower. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GINA KOLATA Tags: Genetics and Heredity Obesity Weight DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Cambridge University Kaplan, Lee M Kathiresan, Sekar Great Britain Cell (Journal) Farooqi, Sadaf Wareham, Nick your-feed-science Source Type: news
Giving all pregnant women an extra ultrasound at 36 weeks could prevent C-sections
Around one in 25 woman have breech babies, and less than a tenth of these turn themselves around naturally. The new study was conducted by experts at Cambridge University. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Understanding how people respond to symptoms of a brain tumor
(King's College London) A recent study from King's College London and Cambridge University highlighted that people may experience multiple subtle changes before being diagnosed with a brain tumor. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Adulthood begins at 30: Scientists say that our brains are not fully grown-up in our twenties
The brain does not reach its full maturity until the age of 30 according to neuroscientists. Professor Peter Jones from Cambridge University says there is no strict definition for when adulthood starts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Historical Google Earth' project captures a changing Britain
Cambridge University launches free digital archive of aerial photos going back to 1945A “historical Google Earth” featuring aerial photographs of Britain going back to 1945 has been made freely available by Cambridge University.The vast archive captures 70 years of change across urban and rural landscapes, from thebomb-scarred postwar period to the emergence of motorways and skyscrapers.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 22, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Aamna Mohdin Tags: Heritage Archaeology Photography Science Art and design UK news Culture University of Cambridge Source Type: news
It’s possible to be depressed while appearing happy – here’s why it’s particularly dangerous
While smiling depression is not a technical term, it is certainly possible to be depressed and manage to successfully mask the symptoms, writes Cambridge University researcher Olivia Remes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beer before wine WON'T make you feel fine: Order of drink makes no difference to hangover
The order of beverages has no bearing on severity of hangover, study showed. Instead, the more you drink, the worse the hangover, Cambridge University experts said. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Noisy gene atlas to help reveal how plants 'hedge their bets' in race for survival
(University of Cambridge) Plant scientists at the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University have built a gene expression atlas that maps the 'noisy genes' of genetically identical plants. This is helping to explain why 'twin' plants, with identical genes, grown in identical environments continue to display unique characteristics all of their own. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 24, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Heart disease may begin in the WOMB
A study by Cambridge University found that adults who suffered low oxygen in the womb are more likely to show red flags for heart disease, like high blood pressure or stiff arteries. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cambridge University scientists develop new test for breast cancer
The breakthrough enables GPs to use an online tool to predict a woman's risk, potentially decades in advance of symptoms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study finds recalling positive memories protects youngsters from depression
Researchers led by Cambridge University said training teenagers to control their emotions by recalling specific positive memories could make them more resilient to depression. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 'inspirational' mother behind a cancer breathalyser
Cambridge University engineering graduate Billy Boyle poured his entire heart into saving thousands from the disease following the death of his wife Kate Gross in December 2014. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Challenges to Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: Economic and Policy Responses
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 2019.
By bringing together in one place the latest evidence and analyzing the different facets of the complex problem of tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), this 274-page book, the first in a new joint series between the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Cambridge University Press, offers an accessible summary for policy-makers, academics, and students on the big questions around AMR policy.
(PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
