Could sun exposure help prevent obesity, diabetes?
10/24/2014
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation slowed weight gain and diabetes in mice fed a high-fat diet, a new study finds. Researchers say this is down to a compound called nitric oxide.
Shutting off blood supply to an extremity to protect the heart
10/24/2014
In a study just published in the International Journal of Cardiology, researchers from the K.G.
Shutting off blood supply to an extremity to protect the heart
10/24/2014
In a study just published in the International Journal of Cardiology, researchers from the K.G.
Ebola survivors' blood to undergo evaluation as treatment option
10/24/2014
An EU-funded project to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treatment with blood and plasma made from the blood of recovered Ebola patients is due to start soon in Guinea.
New drug could help in battle against cervical cancer
10/24/2014
In Europe patients with recurrent or secondary cancer have a low chance of survival, with only 20-30% experiencing tumour shrinkage after conventional chemotherapy and life expectancy being...
Use of blood-clot medications for acute stroke low in Canadian hospitals
10/24/2014
Better and faster treatment with blood-clot medications (thrombolysis) is needed to help people with acute stroke who arrive at hospitals in Canada, according to a national study in CMAJ Open.
Rapid test to diagnose severe sepsis
10/24/2014
A new test, developed by University of British Columbia researchers, could help physicians predict within an hour if a patient will develop severe sepsis so they can begin treatment immediately.
Ebola survivors' blood to undergo evaluation as treatment option
10/24/2014
An EU-funded project to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treatment with blood and plasma made from the blood of recovered Ebola patients is due to start soon in Guinea.
The most obvious effects of too much sun exposure are cosmetic, like wrinkled and rough skin.
Cancer drug discovery system is broken, global summit hears
10/24/2014
The global system for discovering new cancer drugs is 'broken', and failing to turn dramatic scientific advances into enough innovative, game-changing medicines, a world-leading UK expert has...