Clinical tool Accurately Classifies Benign and Malignant Spots on Lung Scans of Smokers
A Terry Fox Research Institute(TFRI)-led study has developed a new clinical risk calculator software that accurately classifies, nine out of […]
Research
Researchers Uncover Genetic Cause of Childhood Leukemia
For the first time, a genetic link specific to risk of childhood leukemia has been identified, according to a team […]
What are the Potential Risks of Student Cyberbullying?
Details of a survey of middle and high school student attitudes to cyberbullying and online safety will be published in […]
Life Without Insulin is Possible
Several millions of people around the world suffer from insulin deficiencies. Insulin is a hormone, secreted by the beta cells […]
Chemotherapy Helps Elderly Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer
Although numerous randomized clinical trials have demonstrated a benefit of chemotherapy for patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), these trials […]
Potential New Approach to Prevent Diabetes-Induced Birth Defects
A research team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified a cell signaling pathway which plays a […]
Researchers Find Parasitic Worms Limit the Effects of Giardia, and vice versa
If the idea of hookworms makes you shudder, consider this: Those pesky intestinal parasites may actually help your body ward […]
Discovery of 105 Additional Genetic Errors that Cause Cystic Fibrosis
Of the over 1,900 errors already reported in the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis (CF), it is unclear how many […]
Collagen Clue Reveals New Drug Target for Lung Cancer
Collagen, the stuff of ligaments and skin, and the most abundant protein in the human body, has an extraordinary role […]
High Dose Statins Prevent Dementia
Dr Lin said: “Statins are widely used in the older population to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. But recent […]
Researchers Develop Specific Tests to Identify Cancer Biomarkers in Dermatomyositis
Researchers from major universities in the U.S. have developed specific tests to identify cancer biomarkers in patients with dermatomyositis – […]
In 1st Human Brain-to-Brain Interface, Researcher Controls Colleague’s Motions
University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able […]
Kerala gets First Government Medical College since 1982
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated a government medical college – the first to come up here in three decades […]
