Archive: 16/12/2013
Crohn's disease study uses patients' own bone marrow cells for personalized treatment
An innovative clinical trial using the science of "personalized" cellular therapy is treating older adolescents and adults suffering from Crohn's disease.
Dec 16, 2013
Analysis: UK right-to-die law will still not succeed
Analysis by Dr Iain Brassington, ethicist, Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, University of Manchester:
Dec 16, 2013
Study says consumers like bread with less salt
Consumers can't tell the difference between regular bread and bread with 10 percent less salt, according to taste tests by Oregon State University.
Dec 16, 2013
Personalized vaccine for most lethal type of brain tumor shows promise
Patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treated with an experimental vaccine made from the patient's own resected tumor tissue showed an improved survival compared with historical patients who received the standard ...
Dec 16, 2013
A treatment for obesity-associated asthma
(Medical Xpress)—Research conducted at Boston Children's Hospital indicates that obesity might cause asthma via factors in the immune system and suggests a new way of treating asthma in obese people—who often respond ...
Dec 16, 2013