UCC scientists have discovered that probiotic bacteria can protect against bacterial infection. The work carried out in the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) in UCC was published recently in the prestigious scientific journal, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. An image based on the work of the UCC scientists group was also chosen to [...]
A large study conducted by UK doctors has concluded that screening ultrasonography for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is cost-effective over the long term. The study, which confirms the result of findings for short-term studies, involved ultrasonography screening for AAA in a group of 67,770 men aged 65 to 74 years. The doctors focused on estimated [...]
Genetic variations may help explain why some men with depression develop suicidal thoughts and behaviors after they begin taking antidepressant medications. A study included 1,447 individuals with depression who did not express suicidal thoughts at the beginning of the study. The participants were men and women ages 18 to 75 years diagnosed with non-psychotic major [...]
The European Commission has adopted a White Paper setting out a wide range of proposals on how the EU can tackle nutrition, overweight and obesity related health issues. It stresses the importance of enabling consumers to make informed choices, ensuring that healthy options are available. It also calls upon the food industry to work on [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has signalled the urgent need for countries to provide a network of community mental health services at its Global Forum for Community Mental Health. For the first time, WHO invited people living with mental disorders to attend the Forum, sending a message to countries that it is important to give [...]
The bone-targeting radioisotope radium-223 has delivered promising results in a randomised trial to test its efficacy in treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). According to background information supplied by the UK-led researchers, patients who have HRPC often have involvement of bone marrow, leading to symptoms such bone pain, spinal-cord compression, and pathological fracture. Existing bone-targeted [...]
The European Commission has adopted a White Paper setting out a wide range of proposals on how the EU can tackle nutrition, overweight and obesity related health issues. It stresses the importance of enabling consumers to make informed choices, ensuring that healthy options are available. It also calls upon the food industry to work on [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has signalled the urgent need for countries to provide a network of community mental health services at its Global Forum for Community Mental Health. For the first time, WHO invited people living with mental disorders to attend the Forum, sending a message to countries that it is important to give [...]
Small doses of the antioxidant coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) appear to increase blood levels of this naturally occurring compound in patients with Parkinson’s disease, but does not improve Parkinson’s disease symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers conducted a randomised clinical trial of a 300mg dose of CoQ10 in 131 patients with Parkinson’s disease who did [...]
Individuals who have higher dietary intake of foods with omega-3 fatty acids and higher fish consumption have a reduced risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), while those with higher serum levels of vitamin D may have a reduced risk of the early stages of the disease, according to two new reports. In the first [...]
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