In a study of women in Denmark with and without migraines who became pregnant, migraines were associated with an increased
Month: May 2019
Studying DNA Breaks to Protect Future Space Travelers
Earth’s atmosphere shields life on the ground from cosmic radiation that can damage DNA. Astronauts in space have no such
Bullying linked to student’s pain medication use
In a school-based survey study of all students in grades 6, 8, and 10 in Iceland, the use of pain
‘Robopets’ can benefit health and wellbeing of older care home residents
Researchers found evidence that ‘robopets’ can provide comfort and pleasure and reduce agitation and loneliness. Funded by NIHR Collaboration for
Colour vision in complete darkness? Scientists made a surprising discovery in the deep ocean
There is no colour without light. Different things in your environment reflect light differently and appear to be different colours
Appendix removal associated with development of Parkinson’s disease
Patients who had their appendix removed were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those whose appendix remained in place,
New treatment could become first targeted therapy designed for ‘untreatable’ childhood brain cancer
A new type of drug that targets a genetic weakness in an untreatable childhood brain cancer could become the first
Scientists found a cousin of the scary Tyrannosaurus rex
Dinosaurs went extinct around 60-65 millions of years ago and scientists are still discovering new species. This is quite a
Detection of unusual hybrid schistosomes in Malawi
LSTM’s Professor Russell Stothard is senior author on a new paper in which researchers from the UK and Malawi have
Older adults with obesity may have fewer years of healthy life
A team of researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School found that older adults with obesity could expect fewer years of remaining
