Chronic UTIs made MP ‘feel like a drug user’
Dr Allison Gardner MP has been living with the “searing pain” of recurring infections for a decade.
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‘I was dead for 10 minutes, but lived to tell the tale’
Medics in Spain raced against time to save Sandra McCartney’s life after her heart stopped beating.
Gene therapy and special goggles help some blind adults detect objects again
In a phase 1 study of 10 adults with advanced retinitis pigmentosa, researchers found that optogenetic gene therapy combined with light-stimulating goggles was generally well
Scientists pinpoint key hotspot driving tau propagation in dementia
Diseases such as Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia are considered neurodegenerative tauopathies, in which tau proteins in the brain misfold and lead to cognitive decline.
Lifelong blindness enhances brain processing for better pitch discrimination
Are people who have been blind for most of their lives better at hearing than sighted individuals? New in JNeurosci, Woon Ju Park, from Georgia
Study identifies Piezo channels as targets for orthodontic care
A new review in Genes & Diseases highlights Piezo channels as important biological links between mechanical forces and the cellular processes that shape the face
Long non-coding RNAs offer new pathways to overcome cancer treatment resistance
Scientists are highlighting long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as promising targets in the effort to overcome one of cancer treatment’s most persistent challenges: therapeutic resistance.
Study: Long-term use of CBD supplements lowers aggression in dogs
Dogs who are given supplements containing cannabidiol, or CBD, over a period of years show lowered aggression levels, a new study claims.
Your favorite song might make a needle prick hurt less
A study of 204 patients undergoing intravenous cannulation before MRI found that those listening to their favorite music reported significantly lower pain scores than patients
Study finds a surprising downside to having favourite foods
In a study of 279 adults, researchers found that initially reinforcing existing food preferences reduced learning flexibility when associations between foods and outcomes changed. Participants
Who moves first at night, you or your dog?
Researchers monitored 25 adults and 38 dogs and found no significant association between bedsharing and objectively measured human sleep duration or efficiency, although owners of
I’ve woken from operations to find the surgery hasn’t been done – women’s health is broken
Kelly O’Shea felt there was no alternative but to pay £20,000 for the treatment she needed out of desperation.
‘Our newborn baby nearly died from Group B Strep’
At just three weeks old, Leo suddenly became suddenly unwell, caused by Group B Streptococcus