Contact: Robert Nellis newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a common cause of diarrhea, particularly in health care settings, Mayo… Read More ›
University of Leicester
New evidence on how compound found in red wine can help prevent cancer
Contact: Hannah Tucker hct16@le.ac.uk 01-162-522-415 University of Leicester International conference at the University of Leicester will show how resveratrol can prevent cancer, heart disease and diabetes University of Leicester scientists will present groundbreaking new evidence about how a chemical found… Read More ›
‘Cannabis alters human DNA’ — new study
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Rajinder Singh 44-116-223-1827 University of Leicester Research at University of Leicester highlights cancer risk from cannabis smoke A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found “convincing evidence” that cannabis smoke damages… Read More ›
New Study of Political Defections Identifies ‘Personality Type’ Prone to Switch Sides
ScienceDaily (Sep. 24, 2012) — A new study on political defections from the University of Leicester has identified an ‘archetype’ for someone who is likely to break political ranks. The research, published in the week following Lord Stevens’ defection to… Read More ›