healthmedicinet_i_2017_4

Donald Tenbrunsel aged 89 has brain of
a 25-year-old
Donald Tenbrunsel, 89, has the cognitive age of a
millennial He is a SuperAger, one of a few over-80s
whose brains shrunk...
Scientists report inhibition of cellular
aging
In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus
of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have
shown how two genes “balance”...
Study reveals how ulcer-inducing
bacteria survive in the stomach
Professor Frédéric Veyrier’s most recent research,
in collaboration with the team of Professor Hilde
De Reuse at...
Taking Shortcuts In Drug Testing Can
Put Patients At Risk
We all want breakthroughs in medicine. I’ve never
met someone who doesn’t. Even with all the
progress...
Sound Matters: Sex And Death In The
Rain Forest
A white-throated round-eared bat (Tonatia silvicola)
catches — and munches — a katydid on Barro...
EpiPen maker Mylan faces proposed
class action lawsuit in U.S.
Pharmaceutical firm Mylan NV has been hit with a
new proposed class action lawsuit in the U.S. over
the price of its EpiPen...
Yukon hospital gains attention with new
treatment for frostbite
Health care providers in Whitehorse have
developed a new approach to treating frostbite
— and they say they’ve...
New Brunswick women will be able to
get abortion pill free of charge
New Brunswick, which has lagged behind most
other provinces in offering access to abortion, will
make the abortion pill Mifegymiso...
Travelling overseas? Check if measles
vaccinations up to date, Canada’s top
doctor advises
With the start of summer vacations just a few
months away, the country’s top doctor is urging
Canadians to make sure...
Hamilton doctors see ‘reality up close,’
making house calls to the
disadvantaged
It’s 9 a.m. in Hamilton’s lower city, and Dr.
Christian Kraeker starts his day with a medical bag
in his trunk...
‘Electronic skin’ to monitor your health
Researchers in Japan have developed “electronic
skin” with an organic circuit that can be worn on the
human...
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Inhaled corticosteroids may raise
women’s risk of the metabolic
syndrome
Use of inhaled corticosteroids in women is
associated with a higher body mass index (BMI)