Untested stem cell treatments are rapidly increasing in Australia because of a regulatory loophole that allows businesses offer potentially harmful or ineffective treatments. As per a new study, Australia has one of the world’s highest concentrations of stem cell businesses that advertise cosmetic and medical treatments online. There is even lack of evidence about the safety and effectiveness of some of the procedures.
Ritwik Roy
Aug 05, 2016
People in Canberra seeking medicinal cannabis will so get the support of the ACT government as it would soon be starting a medical marijuana scheme. The government is developing an evidence-based framework for the scheme, Assistant Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris announced on Thursday.
Ritwik Roy
Aug 04, 2016
Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found a link between lower weight and Alzheimer’s disease risk. They have associated lower body mass index (BMI) with greater deposits of Alzheimer's-associated amyloid plaques in the brains of older individuals.
Ritwik Roy
Aug 04, 2016
Australian health authorities have warned pregnant women, the elderly and infants to avoid eating a particular brand of watermelons after more than 80 people were struck down by a national salmonella outbreak. The salmonella strain has been linked to the “Red Dirt” Rockmelons.
Ritwik Roy
Aug 03, 2016
Brisbane has issued a measles alert after an infected man travelled through the city’s international airport. The person from New Zealand spent time at the airport’s transit lounge on July 24 while travelling from Bali to Wellington. Queensland Health has warned those who were in the airport during that time to be alert for measles symptoms such as runny nose, lethargy, fever and a telltale rash.
Ritwik Roy
Aug 03, 2016
A new study has found that early or late menopause increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women. Women beginning menopause before age 46 or after 55 are at a risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Women having their final menstrual period before 46 were 25 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than women who had their final period between 46 and 55 years.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 28, 2016
There is hope that hepatitis C may be eliminated in the next 10-15 years and won’t be a public health threat in Australia anymore. However, study reveals viral hepatitis deaths increased by 63 percent in the last 23 years.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 28, 2016
A new study has revealed that only one hour of brisk walking every day may eliminate the health risks commonly associated with long hours of sitting in office. The world-first study by the University of Sydney researchers said that The global cost of physical inactivity for 2013 was US$67.5 billion (AU$90 billion).
Ritwik Roy
Jul 28, 2016
Actinogen Medical and TauRx Pharmaceuticals are developing Alzheimer’s drugs. The former aims to block elevated cortisol levels in blood while the latter has already tested their drug that slowed the disease by 80 percent.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 28, 2016
Medicinal cannabis trial, announced in 2015, will now be available to Queensland children who have severe drug-resistant epilepsy. They can take part in the medical marijuana clinical trial after a deal signed with a British drug company. The State Government signed a memorandum of understanding with GW Pharmaceuticals to access Epidiolex, a liquid form of pure cannabidiol.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 28, 2016
The team of scientists including researchers from Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) in Bengaluru, India, unravelled the milk protein’s crystal structure. They found cockroach milk to be amazing protein supplements.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 26, 2016
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre have revealed that chronic pain increases the risk of opioid addiction. In fact, significant pain may raise the risk of opioid addiction by 41 percent.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 25, 2016
A statutory review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in Sydney’s Kings Cross is being conducted by NSW Health in a bid to push for more NSW heroin injecting rooms that can be used by minors (16-year-olds) and pregnant women.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 25, 2016
Florida is all set to launch its limited medical marijuana market that may prove to be a huge boost for cannabis legalisation 2016. It will start selling medicinal cannabis but only company has been approved to dispense it. Marijuana investors are however divided in their opinion on whether this is the right time to invest in the state’s emerging cannabis industry.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 23, 2016
University of Southampton scientists have discovered a novel and potential way to prevent asthma at the very origin of the disease. The findings can challenge the current understanding of the condition. Scientists analysed the impact of gene ADAM33, which is associated with the development of asthma.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 23, 2016
Scientists have designed a new protein that will help them understand why nerve cells die in those with the degenerative Alzheimer’s disease and even help in finding an Alzheimer's cure. The University of Sussex scientists created the protein that closely resembles Amyloid-beta (Abeta) proteins in shape and size. The new protein contains two different amino acids (building blocks proteins are made of).
Ritwik Roy
Jul 23, 2016
A new study by Australian and US researchers has revealed that it is possible to predict organ failure risk post kidney transplant. In what has been defined as a landmark breakthrough in medical research, the scientists identified several genes holding the key to determining the future outcome of a kidney transplant.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 23, 2016
New study has shown that alcohol may raise the risk of seven different cancers. Experts at University of Otago in New Zealand have found links to cancer of the breast, bowel, liver, colon, oesophagus, larynx, throat and mouth.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 22, 2016
A new study has stated that having cinnamon turns poor learners into good ones. It may also target Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and Parkinson's disease.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 22, 2016
Scientists have revealed that keeping a chicken by one’s side may provide protection against malaria. The new research has shown that malaria-causing mosquitoes stay away from certain animal species, including chickens, as the mosquitoes are put off by the animals’ smell.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 22, 2016
A wave of gastroenteritis outbreaks in NSW has sent more than 3,300 children and adults rushing to the hospital. Around 49 outbreaks in NSW childcare and nursing homes have been reported. The numbers are increasing.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 20, 2016
A study has revealed that HIV-infected mothers who have a strong immune system can benefit from a three-drug antiretroviral regimen during the breastfeeding period. Researchers found evidence that this therapy may eliminate HIV transmission to infants via breast milk.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 20, 2016
Singapore researchers have found that kidney failure risks can be minimised by replacing red meat in one’s diet with other kinds of foods such as fish and poultry. As per the study findings, one serving of red meat, substituted with other sources of protein, resulted in a 62 percent reduction in risk of developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Ritwik Roy
Jul 19, 2016
Scientists at the Victor Chang and Garvan Institutes has suggested that obese fathers who have decided to have a baby, may pass on metabolic problems to their sons, daughters and even grandchildren. Heart diseases and diabetes may also be passed on.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 19, 2016
US scientists at the Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that a toxic Alzheimer’s protein spreads inside the brain through the extracellular space that surrounds the brain's neurons. The protein spreads by jumping from one neuron to the other.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 19, 2016
Medlab is all set to give cannabis Australia human trials a boost as it has launched a $5.36 million equity raising. The cash will be mainly used for accelerating a medicinal cannabis human trial program at a leading Australian oncology research hospital.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 18, 2016
An Australian study has revealed that women who smoke during pregnancy are at a risk of having boys with low sperm production in their adulthood.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 18, 2016
In yet another startling Zika development, the first case of female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus has been announced in New York City. Experts now exploring female-to-female sexual transmission possibility.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 16, 2016
MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, is classified as a Schedule-1 drug, which has a high abuse potential and no accepted medical use. However, two researchers have urged for rigorous scientific analysis of the drug’s effects.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 15, 2016
New clinical study has shown that e-cigarettes may lead to significant reductions in exposure to harmful chemicals found in tobacco-cigarettes. This in turn helps in cutting the risks of tobacco-related illnesses that are thought to be caused by smoking real cigarettes. Smokers, who shift to smoking only e-cigarette, may find the effects quite similar to complete smoking cessation.
Ritwik Roy
Jul 14, 2016
