NTU Singapore study reveals new clues on how ageing alters brain cells’ ability to maintain memory
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons – nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working…
Rectal examinations do not improve the effectiveness of screening for prostate cancer
A study by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has taken a closer look at the effectiveness of common examination methods for…
Air pollutants affect cardiometabolic health even at low levels, but diet may mitigate the outcomes
Exposure to air pollutants, even at very low concentrations, was associated with adverse changes in cardiometabolic risk factors in a recent Finnish study. The main pollutant affecting these…
Genetic information can improve colorectal cancer screening
Hereditary risk of colorectal cancer should be assessed in a more comprehensive way, shows a study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Using comprehensive genetic…
Better survival rates among heart patients with Down syndrome
Since 1990, the mortality rate for children born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect has more than halved.