Biomedical research or medical researches are conducted to aid and support the development body of knowledge in the field of medicine. Find below some of the latest medical researches findings, some controversial and others fully acknowledged.

#1. Antidepressants not offering young people ‘a clear advantage’, say experts
Most available antidepressants do not help children and teenagers with serious mental health problems and some may be unsafe, experts have warned.

#2. Cardiac ‘bruising’ may predict worse heart attack
UK researchers say they have found a new way to tell if a heart attack is more severe and might cause lasting harm – by looking for bruising or bleeding in the heart muscle.

#3. Beware of bleeding risks with Antacids
Antacids that contain aspirin may cause stomach or intestinal bleeding in rare cases, United States Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday.

#4. Study places air pollution among top 10 causes of stroke
Study places air pollution among top 10 causes stroke. Air pollution was fingered for the first time as a major contributor to death and disability caused by stroke, especially in developing nations, in a health review published on Saturday.

#5. Air pollution exposure may worsen Lupus in kids
Exposure to air pollution may trigger disease activity as well as airway inflammation in children and adolescents with lupus, a new study has warned.

#6. Stem cell therapy gives hope to Multiple Sclerosis patients
A radical and risky stem cell therapy has been shown to halt and even reverse some of the symptoms of those worst affected by multiple sclerosis, a disease that in many people has proved untreatable.

#7. Scientists have developed a blood test that detects early Alzheimer’s disease
What makes Alzheimer’s disease such a terrifying prospect is the inevitability of it all. We have no vaccines or preventive measures, so you either get Alzheimer’s or you don’t.

#8. SGC Enzyme shows therapeutic potential for breast cancer and other diseases
Scientists have identified in a research that sGC enzyme called “soluble guanylate cyclase” shows potential for treating a range of illnesses from breast cancer to erectile dysfunction.

#9. Longer use of hormonal drugs cuts risk of breast cancer – study
Fears that breast cancer may resurge in patients after treatment may now be doused, following new hormonal drugs that could prevent the condition from returning.

#10. Middle-age physical fitness helps ward off stroke later
Physical fitness in middle age may lower your risk of stroke after 65, a new study finds. “It is becoming increasingly clear that healthy mid-life behaviors pay off as we age, and lower our risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke,” said Dr. Ralph Sacco, chairman of neurology at the University of Miami.

#11. Coffee struck from list of possible cancer causing agents
Experts convened by the World Health Organization’s cancer research arm declared this past week that there isn’t enough proof to show that the brew is linked to cancer.

#12. State of your work space can impact the state of your mind
A new study by Florida State Researchers finds that both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can have a long-term effect on the minds of employees.

#13. Scientists reverse memory loss ‘for the first time’ in Alzheimer’s patients with changes to sleep, diet, medication and exercise
Memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients has been reversed with a tailor-made combination of diet, medication and and lifestyle changes, scientists claim.

#14. Eating nuts may cut mortality risk from prostate cancer – study
Eating nuts may cut mortality risk from prostate cancer and reduced risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and total mortality.

#15. The key to memory retention is exercise, but not straight away
A study by researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands, published today, has shown that undertaking aerobic exercise four hours after a memory challenge improves memory retention.

#16. Heart problems in middle age linked to teenage obesity
Heart problems in middle age linked to teenage obesity. Heart problems in middle age can be accurately predicted by how much someone weighs as a teenager, scientists have found.

#17. The role of Omega-3 long-chain fatty acids during pregnancy
In the past decade or so, scientists have recognized the importance of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCFA) during pregnancy and early developmental life of the newborn child. Research shows that adequate levels of omega-3 fatty acids enhance development of the foetal and infant brain and may improve cognitive development, visual acuity…

#18. BRCA1 breast cancer: hope for new treatment for women with faulty gene
Women with the faulty gene that causes aggressive BRCA1 breast cancer may soon have an alternative treatment to having a mastectomy. Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have been able to pinpoint the so-called “culprit cell” that goes awry and causes cancer to develop in women carrying the faulty BRCA1 gene…

#19. Heart disease is not caused by high Cholesterol so taking statins is ‘waste of time’, research finds
Prescriptions for the cholesterol-reducing drugs statins are a waste of time, a group of experts have said in controversial new research which claims cholesterol does not cause heart disease in the elderly.

So, what do you think? Which of these medical researches findings impress you or affect you?

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Nice work,result of pain staking research.
NMA should learn from this,being a medical practitioner is not all about fighting for salary increments every year.Mediocres

Greatzeus:
Nice work,result of pain staking research.
NMA should learn from this,being a medical practitioner is not all about fighting for salary increments every year.Mediocres

Thanks. Our medical practitioners and lecturers hardly have anything to show when it comes to medical research. We hope one day, they will find their mojo.

More research to be added