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EMJ Weekly News Round-Up: 13th January

Welcome to your EMJ weekly news round-up. This week, we learnt about the benefits of exercise and rest, how the brain’s response to stress causes…

Do We Have a Generation of Health-Inspired Youth?

When looking at the relationship between young people and health, the question must be considered: what does ‘healthy’ mean or look like today?

Higher Number of Parasites in Mosquitoes May Make Malaria Infection More Likely

THE LIKELIHOOD of malaria infection is influenced by the number of parasites a mosquito carries, according to new research.

Urine Test Can Tell You How Healthy Your Diet Is

RESEARCHERS have developed a test that uses urine samples that indicate what food a person has been eating, allowing them to monitor how healthy their…

Biologics Could Reduce Risk of Heart Attack in Arthritis Patients by 40%

RHEUMATOID arthritis patients receiving biological treatments can have a reduced heart attack risk of 39% when compared to patients receiving only…

Amygdala Identified as Mediator Between Stress and Heart Problems

SCIENTISTS have for the first time identified the region of the brain that links stress in an individual to later experiencing adverse cardiovascular…

Ancient Retroviruses Date Back to Palaeozoic Era, 500 Million Years Ago

RETROVIRUSES, the family of viruses that includes HIV, are nearly half a billion years old, according to research from the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Inhibiting Specific Protein Stops Repair of Aggressive Tumour Cells

INHIBITING the RAD51 protein found in the brain could improve the effectiveness of radiotherapy treatment for an aggressive type of brain tumour…

Mesentery – The New Organ You Always Knew You Had

Coffey et al.1 justify the designation of mesentery as an individual organ. Various news outlets have posted articles on this topic with sensational…

£34.7 Million HARMONY Project to Create Better Outcomes for Blood Disorder Patients

A £34.7 MILLION project launching later this month at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research in England will aim to create better treatment outcomes…