Here's proof that bowel cancer screening reduces deaths

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 1100 AEST | 1300 NZST

BMC Cancer

New research led by the University of South Australia shows just how effective bowel cancer screening is in helping to reduce the number of bowel cancer deaths by up to 45 per cent. Media Release. From:University of South Australia. New research led Read more about Here's proof that bowel cancer screening reduces deaths - Scimex

Over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs can help with heavy periods

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0953 AEST | 1153 NZST

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

A Cochrane review of evidence has found common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are effective in reducing heavy periods, but there may also be better options available. The review found that NSAIDs were modestly effective in reducing Read more about Over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs can help with heavy periods - Scimex

Antimicrobial resistance on the rise among farm animals

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

Science

Antimicrobial resistance among farmyard chickens and pigs is on the rise globally, with China and India particular hotspots for growing resistance. The vast majority of antimicrobials are used to maintain the health and productivity of animals Read more about Antimicrobial resistance on the rise among farm animals - Scimex

Preventing climate change cheaper than dealing with its damage

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

Science

World leaders need to urgently accelerate efforts to prevent “profound, if not catastrophic” climate change in future, a distinguished group of scientists has warned. According to their new study published in Science today, acting to reduce Read more about Preventing climate change cheaper than dealing with its damage - Scimex

An earlier human-led mass extinction helps us understand the next one

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

Science

By about 11, 000 years ago our ancestors had wiped out the giant carnivores and herbivores of North America, fundamentally changing biodiversity and the landscape. In a paper just published in Science, researchers from Australia, the USA, Canada, Read more about An earlier human-led mass extinction helps us understand the next one - Scimex

What did the Denisovans look like?

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

Cell

What the ancient Denisovans might have looked like has been anyone's guess because the entire collection of Denisovan remains includes a pinky bone, three teeth, and a lower jaw. Now, Israeli researchers have produced reconstructions of what these Read more about What did the Denisovans look like? - Scimex

Men with breast cancer more likely to die than women

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

JAMA Oncology

An analysis by US and Chinese researchers of close to 1.9 million patients with breast cancer has revealed that men are less likely to survive after the diagnosis than women. The team found men to be 19 per cent more likely to die than their female Read more about Men with breast cancer more likely to die than women - Scimex

Cannabis use may be bad for your junk, and this could explain why

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

Scientific Reports

Danish scientists have shed a light on the link between heavy cannabis use and poor sperm quality by showing that parts of a signalling system, which is activated by cannabis, are present in human testes. Previous research had suggested the Read more about Cannabis use may be bad for your junk, and this could explain why - Scimex

Injuries common among mountain bikers

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

New Zealand sport doctors have recommended an injury prevention plan for mountain bikers following a survey that found half of the participants of a race event had taken a week or more off work at some point after being injured. Over 260 mountain Read more about Injuries common among mountain bikers - Scimex

Poor outcomes for meth-related heart condition

Publicly released: Fri 20 Sep 2019 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

A serious side effect of chronic methamphetamine use is meth-associated cardiomyopathy, but it is unknown how often it affects people in New Zealand. Between 2006 and 2018 doctors followed 62 patients who were admitted to Middlemore Hospital with Read more about Poor outcomes for meth-related heart condition - Scimex