First line haemostasis management device used on the front line now recommended for NHS use
8/20/2014
A point of care blood analyser which played a vital role managing major bleeding (coagulopathy) in injured soldiers on the front line in Afghanistan has now been recommended by the National...
'Missed opportunities' for HPV vaccine due to provider and parental assumptions about teen sex
8/20/2014
Probing deeper into the complex decisions that parents and providers face regarding the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, researchers found that though both parties appreciated the importance of...
Microfluidic device monitors key step in development of tumor metastases
8/20/2014
A microfluidic device developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may help study key steps in the process by which cancer cells break off from a primary tumor to invade other tissues and form...
Discovery of crucial step in DNA repair could lead to new therapies
8/20/2014
Scientists at Washington State University have identified a crucial step in DNA repair that could lead to targeted gene therapy for hereditary diseases such as "children of the moon" and a common...
'Missed opportunities' for HPV vaccine due to provider and parental assumptions about teen sex
8/20/2014
Probing deeper into the complex decisions that parents and providers face regarding the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, researchers found that though both parties appreciated the importance of...
Myc inhibition is an effective therapeutic strategy against the most aggressive of all brain tumors
8/19/2014
Research led by the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) evidence the most conclusive preclinical results to-date validating Myc inhibition as a therapeutic strategy in glioma - a highly...
Increased lung cancer risk associated with previous pulmonary disease
8/19/2014
Links between a number of common respiratory diseases and an increased risk of developing lung cancer have been found in a large pooled analysis of seven studies involving more than 25,000...
How tumor cells transition to invasion revealed by microchip
8/19/2014
Using a microengineered device that acts as an obstacle course for cells, researchers have shed new light on a cellular metamorphosis thought to play a role in tumor cell invasion throughout the body.
In an ecosystem within us, microbes evolved to sway food choices
8/19/2014
Do gut bacteria rule our minds?This image illustrates the relationship between gut bacteria and unhealthy eating.
Mechanism identified that halts progression of abnormal cells into cancer
8/19/2014
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report that a tumor suppressor pathway, called the Hippo pathway, is responsible for sensing abnormal chromosome numbers in cells and...