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Nanotech opens door to future of insulin medication
Nature Nanotechnology
Research led by the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District has developed a new type of oral insulin based on nanotechnology. In the future, it could offer the 75 million people worldwide who use insulin for diabetes a more effective Read more about Nanotech opens door to future of insulin medication
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CORRECTION: What can current research tell us about psilocybin as an antidepressant?
The BMJ
CORRECTION: The journal has placed and expression of concern on this paper due to an error, details below. Psilocybin - the active ingredient in magic mushrooms - can be an effective treatment for depression, however many questions remain unanswered Read more about CORRECTION: What can current research tell us about psilocybin as an antidepressant?
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Long lives and sudden deaths: The stark differences between the health of men and women globally
The Lancet Public Health
Globally, there are substantial differences between males and females when it comes to health, according to international researchers who say these disparities emerge in adolescence and continue to grow with age. The team used data from the Global Read more about Long lives and sudden deaths: The stark differences between the health of men and women globally
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Time-restricted eating or hard exercise for your health? Why not both?
PLOS ONE
Getting some vigorous exercise in while you're on a time-restricted diet may together improve your health better than either one by themselves, say Tunisian, French and German researchers. In their study, 64 women with obesity were assigned to one Read more about Time-restricted eating or hard exercise for your health? Why not both?
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Less than half of Victorian pharmacies stock naloxone, and even fewer have supplied it
Drug and Alcohol Review
Less than half of Victorian community pharmacies stock naloxone, with even fewer actually supplying it in the year prior to the survey, according to Australian research. The researchers surveyed 265 pharmacies, mostly based in Melbourne, and found Read more about Less than half of Victorian pharmacies stock naloxone, and even fewer have supplied it
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Historical data suggests hard knocks build long-term resilience
Nature
It seems what doesn’t kill you does seem to make you stronger, according to international researchers who say disturbances to human societies boost the ability of populations to resist and recover from subsequent downturns. The team analysed Read more about Historical data suggests hard knocks build long-term resilience
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There could be a chemical reason why we like our beer cold
Matter
Most of us like our beer cold and our sake warm, and international researchers say there could be a chemical reason why. Two Chinese researchers were having a beer together when they decided to investigate why specific alcohol concentrations were Read more about There could be a chemical reason why we like our beer cold
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Nutrient research reveals pathway for treating brain disorders
Nature
Researchers have found how dietary choline travels through the blood-brain barrier - a discovery that could be used to help deliver drugs into the brain to treat neurological disorders. A University of Queensland researcher has found molecular Read more about Nutrient research reveals pathway for treating brain disorders
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Hormone therapy can help with menopause symptoms, but likely won't prevent health issues down the track
JAMA
Menopausal hormone therapy is a useful treatment for women with uncomfortable symptoms during menopause but is unlikely to help prevent other health problems down the track, according to international research. The researchers were involved in a Read more about Hormone therapy can help with menopause symptoms, but likely won't prevent health issues down the track
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Going veggo linked to slower prostate cancer progression
JAMA Network Open
In a study on over 2000 men with prostate cancer, those who ate loads of plant foods or went vegetarian had a lower risk of their cancer progressing, compared with those in the study eating the fewest plant foods. While this kind of study cannot Read more about Going veggo linked to slower prostate cancer progression
InternationalUniversity of California, San Francisco, USA