Working with `worms` to reveal the secrets of a long life
10 meter long, 25 year old tape worms living in human and animal digestive systems are the subjects for the latest research project at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (UWA). A group of scientists led by Dr Peter Brophy and Professor John Barrett of the University`s Institute of Biological Sciences are taking a new perspective on how... view more... (2001-12-10)
Women with diabetes at high risk of mental decline
Women with diabetes have worse mental (cognitive) function and suffer greater cognitive decline than women without diabetes, warn researchers. Cognitive decline is an intermediate stage between normal ageing and dementia. This study will be available on bmj.com on Monday 23 February 2004. Researchers interviewed 18,999 women aged 70-81 years, who... view more... (2004-02-20)
Pensioners` hospital unit saves NHS millions of pounds.
A study by Newcastle University has shown that a unique out-patient hospital facility for older patients has provided enormous savings for the NHS - equivalent to freeing up a whole ward for a year. The research showed the syncope (fainting) and falls day case facility at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, helped... view more... (2002-09-03)
New Company To Develop Next-Generation Sunscreens
SCIENTISTS are using world-first technology to develop the next generation of sunscreens. A new company, DNAcare Systems, is to be formed at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, based on research by skin cancer expert Dr Mark Birch-Machin and colleagues. It intends to design a new type of sunscreen which will be specially developed for its... view more... (2004-07-07)
Are older women better in bed?
We all dream that when we are older we will be free to sleep as much as we want. But for many women life doesn't work out that way according to new research by Dr Jenny Hislop of the University of Surrey. view more (2005-03-07)
ANALYTICA 2004: Infrared Sensor is Kind to Costs and Environment
The IMM Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH has developed an infrared sensor for the quality control of lubricants in machines. With this sensor, oil and its ageing can be monitored directly at the operating machine. Future fields of application are for example real-time monitoring of large motors, particularly in shipping or compressors.... view more... (2004-05-10)
Boosting brain power — with chocolate
Eating chocolate could help to sharpen up the mind and give a short-term boost to cognitive skills, a University of Nottingham expert has found. view more (2007-02-21)
Intensive youth soccer participation leads to growth deformations
In this study, 550 Belgian young soccer players were medically examined in different soccer teams at different competitive levels. The observed growth deformations in this study are situated at the knee joint, were an non-symmetrical growth was found. This non-symmetrical growth leads to the so-called 'bowlegs'. This growth deformation is... view more... (2002-06-11)
Bioluminescence at the service of a novel cerebral imaging technique
CNRS scientists in collaboration have developed a new technique for the in vivo imaging of neuronal function using bioluminescence, based on a GFP-aequorin fusion protein. view more (2007-04-17)
European researchers identify genetic determinants of deafness - September 1 is World Deafness Day
Deafness is a real and often underestimated health problem in Europe: 6% of the European population suffer of hearing impairment. It is now known that over 50% of all hearing impairments is caused by genetic factor. Over the last 7 years, the European Commission has channelled more than EUR10 million into research on different aspects of deafness.... view more... (2003-08-28)
Small changes to transport systems could mean big benefits for older people
A new study has pinpointed how simple, low-cost measures could revolutionise older people's ability to use transport systems effectively, safely and with confidence. view more (2008-09-12)
Mouse experiments shed light on age effects in arthritis
Older mice are more susceptible to proteoglycan-induced arthritis (PGIA). Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Immunity & Ageing have shown, for the first time, that young mice are completely resistant, but become fully susceptible to the disease with age. view more (2009-06-11)
A new brake on cellular energy production discovered
A condition that has to be met for the body to be able to keep warm, move and even survive is that the mitochondria - the cells' power stations - release the right amounts of energy. view more (2007-07-27)
Seeing the damage helps prevent dangerous UV exposure
The best way to persuade people not to risk sun tan damage is to actually show them the current state of their skins, rather than simply describing it. This is the finding reported in a paper given by Dr Frederick Gibbons, of Iowa State University, USA, in a symposium on risk perception today, Tuesday 3 July, at the European Congress of... view more... (2001-06-25)
NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AGEING GAMETES AND BIRTH DEFECTS
Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET conclude that there is no evidence to support the belief that sexual intercourse too soon or two long after ovulation is associated with an increased risk of birth defects and Down's syndrome. For many years, the ageing of gametes as a result of prolonged retention in the female... view more... (2002-05-08)
Trained nurses can provide 'doctor-quality' primary care
Shifting care from doctors to nurses is one way of meeting the demand caused by ageing populations, rising expectations and reforms that move care from hospitals to primary care. While patient satisfaction can increase, the change may not always save money. view more (2005-04-15)
Maintaining aerobic fitness could delay biological aging by up to 12 years
Maintaining aerobic fitness through middle age and beyond can delay biological ageing by up to 12 years and prolong independence during old age, concludes an analysis published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. view more (2008-04-10)
Why do asylum seekers come here?
A question that is puzzling one of Europe's leading experts in social policy is `Why are refugees and economic migrants so keen to come to Britain?` Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby, a social policy professor at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC), has been analysing the different welfare systems across Europe and finds it hard to understand... view more... (2002-03-19)
ANALYTICA 2004: Analyses for Medicine and Environment
The Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH (IMM) presents the prototype of a modular kit for a „chip-based lab". Thanks to ingenious fluidics and a miniaturised tempering unit, the modular construction system makes it possible to realize reproducable PCR reactions in less than five minutes. The single chips of the modular kit are... view more... (2004-05-05)
Smokers with heavily lined faces run five times the risk of progressive lung disease (COPD)
Middle aged smokers, who are heavily lined with wrinkles, are five times as likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax. view more (2006-06-14)
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