Medical News Articles
How work tells muscles to grow7 February 2012We take it for granted, but the fact that our muscles grow when we work them makes them rather unique. Now, researchers have identified a key ingredient needed for that bulking up to take place. A factor produced in working muscle fibres apparently tells surrounding muscle stem cell "higher ups" that it's time to multiply and join in, according to a study in the January Cell ... |
Tablets not designed with user comfort in mind7 February 2012The sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad® has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimise users' comfort and well-being. In a new study published in Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Microsoft Corporation, and Brigham and Women's Hospital report that head and neck ... |
Leukaemia cells are "bad to the bone"6 February 2012University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered new links between leukaemia cells and cells involved in bone formation, offering a fresh perspective on how the blood cancer progresses and raising the possibility that therapies for bone disorders could help in the treatment of leukaemia. |
Newer radiation therapy technology improves patients' quality of life6 February 2012Patients with head and neck cancers who have been treated with newer, more sophisticated radiation therapy technology enjoy a better quality of life than those treated with older radiation therapy equipment, a study by UC Davis researchers has found. |
Virtual treatment room to help cancer battle6 February 2012In an Australian first, a virtual radiotherapy treatment room will be used to train student radiation therapists in the safe and effective delivery of high doses of radiation to affected cancer sites in the body. |
How new viruses evolve, and potentially, become deadly5 February 2012Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Science. |
Fatigued fathers pose a risk in the workplace5 February 2012Working fathers with new babies experience cumulative fatigue which may pose a risk in the workplace, according to new research from Southern Cross University. |
Improved ergonomics for wheelchair users5 February 2012Today's office workplaces are designed to be as ergonomic as possible. Even so, after hours of hunching over a desk it does you good to stand up, stretch your legs and relax your back. Spending a whole day in practically the same cramped position is a very tiring proposition. |
Sex and baby boomers4 February 2012Rates of the sexually transmissible infection Chlamydia for Australian women aged between 40 and 59 have doubled in the period 2004 to 2010 and, in the United Kingdom, the incidence of HIV in baby boomers is rising. |
New hope for earlier diagnosis for autism4 February 2012Measuring how a baby's brain reacts to shifts in eye contact might help predict the development of autism symptoms from as young as six months, a new study has found. |










