Action Medical Research has announced that a new MRI scanning technique could mean life-changing curative surgery for more people with epilepsy.The technique helps to pin-point the exact source of seizures in the brain and, where surgery is possible, the area may be removed. This can mean a future that is seizure free for those sufferers […]
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Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), a global independent biopharmaceutical development specialist in oncology and serious medical conditions, recently presented the ‘Debiopharm Life Sciences Award’ to Hungarian scientist Dr Zoltan Nusser for his outstanding research in both fundamental and clinical neuroscience. Funded by Debiopharm and organised by the Ecole Polytechnique FĂ©dĂ©rale de Lausanne (EPFL), the ceremony took […]
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Some benefits, including dental and vision coverage, included in Missouri’s new health plan MO HealthNet were not funded this year, state lawmakers said Tuesday at a forum on health care, the Kansas City Star reports. [click link for full article]
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A new study by US researchers suggests that the global rate of chronic lung disease, called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is higher than previous estimates have suggested and is growing steadily as the world’s population gets older. The authors conclude that cost effective prevention and treatment is the best way to stem the […]
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YM BioSciences Inc. (AMEX: YMI, TSX: YM, AIM: YMBA), an oncology company that identifies, develops and commercializes differentiated products for patients worldwide, announced that its wholly-owned US subsidiary, YM BioSciences USA Inc. [click link for full article]
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The group Cures Without Cloning on Monday said it would change a proposal seeking to modify a Missouri constitutional amendment that protects human embryonic stem cell research after opponents said the proposal’s definition of “human” would exclude people with common genetic abnormalities, the [click link for full article]
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Administering inhaled nitric oxide (NO) during surgery helps protect liver transplant patients from organ failure, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The colorless gas improves post-surgical liver function by minimizing reperfusion injury, an unwanted side effect of restoring blood flow swiftly to a donor organ moments […]
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The split-bolus (cross sectional) MDCT urography technique reduces both radiation dose and number of images produced, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists from Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, CA and VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, CA.”Since CT urography was first conceived, in the late 90s, there have […]
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Novocell Inc., a stem cell engineering company, announced research findings that for the first time identify two prominent cancer cell signaling pathways as essential for the efficient proliferation and self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The findings were prepublished online August 29, 2007 in Blood First Edition Paper titled “Self-Renewal of Human Embryonic […]
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GP leaders in Scotland welcomed the publication of the Audit Scotland report into Primary Care Out-of-Hours Services. Dr Dean Marshall, Chairman of the BMA’s Scottish General Practitioners Committee, said: “This report highlights some of the fundamental issues that have hindered NHS Boards from developing integrated services for out-of-hours care. [click link for full article]
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