Although the decrease is not sufficient, the first therapeutic vaccine, designed from the dendritic cells of the actual patient by the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona-IDIBAPS has achieved a significant response in the…
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Researchers develop hard X-ray laser to determine structure of biomolecules
Unraveling the molecular basis of life is an age-old quest of humanity. A breakthrough towards this goal was reported in a pair of studies published Feb. 3 in the scientific journal Nature,…
NIST team demonstrates a method for controlling different-sized nanoparticle production
The same properties that make engineered nanoparticles attractive for numerous applications-small as a virus, biologically and environmentally stabile, and water-soluble-also cause concern about their long-term impacts on environmental health and safety (EHS)….
Positive results from Derma Sciences’ Phase 2 trial with DSC127 in patients with diabetic foot ulcers
Derma Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSCI), a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today announced positive results from its Phase 2 clinical trial with DSC127 in patients with diabetic…
Mother’s stroke history can help predict daughter’s risk of heart attack
If you’re a woman and your mother had a stroke, you may have a risk of heart attack in addition to a higher risk of stroke, according to new research on family…
Experts praise HMC’s cancer care for kids
Paediatric cancer care at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) recently earned the commendation of three paediatric cancer experts, who were visiting Qatar for a workshop held by HMC for medical staff involved in…
Stockpiling flu drugs, vaccines reduces impact of pandemic, but option out of reach for most countries, study finds
“Stockpiling antiviral flu drugs and vaccines saves lives and reduces disease in a flu pandemic,” but the cost to maintain such a stockpile and deploy interventions in the event of an outbreak…
UAE Health Minister: GCC Member States Cooperate in Facing Health Challenges
Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali, UAE Minister of Health, emphasized that the UAE is keen on continuing its cooperation with the GCC member states to face health challenges, noting that the strategy of…
PanCare Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivor Care and Follow-up Studies to kick off in Lund, Sweden
By learning more about these late effects of treatment, the health care services can, on the one hand, improve and reduce the intensity of the treatment, and, on the other hand, find…
Public health experts: Improved community engagement needed to prevent pandemic spread
In the current issue of Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, public health experts assert that improved community engagement is needed to prevent the spread of pandemics. The observations are based…
Chances of surviving cardiac arrests high in large public venues having AEDs
A study of more than 14,000 men and women whose hearts stopped suddenly suggests that the chances of survival are very high if such cardiac arrests are witnessed in large public venues,…
Vegetarians, vegans need to increase omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin B12 to reduce heart disease risk
People who follow a vegan lifestyle – strict vegetarians who try to eat no meat or animal products of any kind – may increase their risk of developing blood clots and atherosclerosis…
Older people with metabolic syndrome may face high risk of developing memory loss
Older people with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at a higher risk for memory loss, according to a study published in…
Largazole appears to be an ideal blueprint for developing new drugs against bone diseases
One of Mother Nature’s latest gifts to medical science is stirring excitement with the discovery that the substance – obtained from a coral-reef inhabiting cyanobacterium – appears to be an ideal blueprint…
Study finds contradictory role of RIP1 protein in the liver during sepsis
•The adaptor protein thought to be active in killing cells also promotes cellular survival through a dual function •Findings indicate that the presence of RIP1 is actually necessary for survival of septic…