The opioid system controls pain, reward and addictive behaviors. Opioids exert their pharmacological actions through three opioid receptors, µ, d and ? whose…
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a state of serious impairments in both learning ability and…
A new study published in Hemodialysis International finds that this treatment may block the blood flow in the vessel, leading to superior vena cava syndrome…
The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, reveals that even 30 minutes of moderate exercise, three times a week, can…
A study of 130 middle-aged and older men in the USA found that many of the 40 to 65 year-olds were engaging in high-risk sexual practices.38 per cent didn’t…
Each year, 200 to 400 million people are infected in the underdeveloped and developing regions of the planet, causing the death of between 2 to 3 million of…
The study, which started in 2005, comprised 145 pregnant mothers with families at heightened risk of developing allergy and asthma. From the 25th week of…
The research identifies brain abnormalities and what causes them. This better understanding of the abnormalities will lead to improved treatment and…
Carbon dioxide may have a profound influence on the development of gas bubbles in the blood, a fresh doctoral study at the Norwegian School of Veterinary…
The Centre for Lifespan and Chronic Illness Research (CLiCIR), headed by Dr David Wellsted, has been set up within the University’s Health and Human Sciences…
MIT researchers have discovered a hearing mechanism that fundamentally changes the current understanding of inner ear function. This new mechanism could help…
Through participation, consumers tended to increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables, and improve their cooking skills and knowledge about food. The…
Women under the age of forty with breast cancer who are given drugs in addition to lumpectomies or radiotherapy, known as adjuvant chemotherapy, may not be…
According to Amisel Almirall, researcher of the BIOMAT and in charge of this project, “one of the main difficulties of medicine at present is the considerable…
The study into the ‘smoking gun’ trail of devastation caused to the body by substances known as ‘free radicals’ will also impact on our understanding of heart…
In a 12 month study of 780 children in Australia and Indonesia, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the researchers assessed the effects…
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