Archive: 04/03/2014

New means of ranking the effectiveness of a range of current dyslexia interventions

How can we best treat dyslexia? A new meta-analysis of published data, carried out by researchers at LMU, now provides a means of ranking the effectiveness of a range of current interventions.

Mar 4, 2014

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Simple blood test could improve treatment for deadly childhood cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A simple blood test could pinpoint which children are unlikely to respond to treatment for a particularly aggressive form of neuroblastoma, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology ...

Mar 4, 2014

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New research points to talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain

Mar 4, 2014

Dental age method could help refugee identity

A dental age estimation method developed by Norwegian scientists in the mid-1990s has been put to the test by a University of WA PhD candidate to see how reliable and applicable it is.

Mar 4, 2014

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B-cells aggravate autoimmune diseases

Scientists in Freiburg may have discovered a fundamental aggravating factor in autoimmune diseases. If B-lymphocytes lack the protein PTP1B, the cells will become hyperactive for stimulatory signals and can thus promote an ...

Mar 4, 2014

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Commercial schemes are key to weight loss success, study finds

Public health authorities should consider commissioning a range of commercial weight loss programmes to help in the fight against obesity, University of Birmingham researchers have found.

Mar 4, 2014

Scientists gain a clear picture of E1 protein

(Medical Xpress)—The heart's cellular blueprint has been the subject of scientific debate for decades, with no component causing more trouble the KCNE1.

Mar 4, 2014

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Plant extract hope for infant motor neurone therapy

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been part of an international team led by the University of Edinburgh, who have identified that a chemical found in ...

Mar 4, 2014