Tackle taboos and missed opportunities to improve women's health
12/11/2015
Obesity is one of the biggest risks to women's health and can have a major impact on the health of those women's children and grandchildren, the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies...
myTomorrows (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), has announced that it has started a collaboration with Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tackle taboos and missed opportunities to improve women's health
12/11/2015
Obesity is one of the biggest risks to women's health and can have a major impact on the health of those women's children and grandchildren, the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies...
Active ingredient in magic mushrooms reduces anxiety and depression in cancer patients
12/11/2015
A single dose of psilocybin, the major hallucinogenic component in magic mushrooms, induces long-lasting decreases in anxiety and depression in patients diagnosed with life-threatening cancer...
Cancer drug shows promise in reducing toxic genetic material in myotonic dystrophy
12/11/2015
A group of researchers has shown for the first time in cells and in a mouse model that a drug used to treat cancer can neutralize the toxic RNA that causes the prolonged muscle contractions and other...
Scientists learn how poxviruses defeat the body's host defense
12/11/2015
Smallpox virus, which killed millions of humans through the ages, ranks among the world's most feared bioterrorism agents. Human monkeypox continues to occur sporadically in remote African villages.
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers discover novel role of TBK1 protein in cell division
12/11/2015
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have found that a protein called TBK1 plays an important role in the process of cell division, especially at a stage called mitosis.
Combined imaging modalities may change cancer management
12/11/2015
PET/CT and whole-body MRI detect extraskeletal disease that may change the management of high-risk breast and prostate cancer patients, according to a recent study reported in the December issue of...
Surgeon-in-training report cards can help reduce blood clots in hospitalized patients
12/11/2015
A study of general surgery residents at The Johns Hopkins Hospital suggests that in the efforts to prevent dangerous blood clots among hospitalized patients, regular, one-on-one feedback and written...
Controversial prostate cancer screening can be improved by repeating abnormal tests
12/11/2015
For more than 20 years, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has been used to help screen for prostate cancer, but in recent years, some task forces have called for this blood test to be...