News tagged with european researchers


Gray hair and vitiligo reversed at the root

Hair dye manufacturers are on notice: The cure for gray hair is coming. That's right, the need to cover up one of the classic signs of aging with chemical pigments will be a thing of the past thanks to a team of European ...

Medical research created May 03, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (34) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Losing sleep? Scientists evaluate why

The issue of sleep deprivation has gone beyond the counting of sheep and into the scientific domain, as European researchers set up 'sleep labs' to study the biomedical and sociological factors keeping us ...

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Studies for approval of new drugs have insufficient patients to evaluate safety

For medicines intended for chronic use, the number of patients studied before regulatory approval is insufficient to properly evaluate safety and long-term efficacy, requiring the need for new legislation, according to a ...

Medications created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel treatment for bone marrow cancer

Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer in which the plasma cells in the bone marrow grow out of control, causing damage to bones as well as predisposing patients to anaemia, infection and kidney failure. A ...

Cancer created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medicinal toothbrush tree yields antibiotic to treat TB in new way

A compound from the South African toothbrush tree inactivates a drug target for tuberculosis in a previously unseen way.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Three new genetic links to colorectal cancer

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified three new genetic "hotspots" linked to colorectal cancer. These variants, reported Dec. 23 in an Advanced Online Publication in Nature Genetics, provide new in ...

Cancer created Dec 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Caricom to launch new health agency in Trinidad

(AP)—A Caribbean trade bloc says it has merged five different health research agencies into a single office that has already attracted nearly $10 million in aid.

Health created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early changes in liver function could detect life-threatening infection

Early changes in liver function detected by novel techniques can identify severe infection (sepsis) hours after onset and so could have important implications for the treatment of patients who are critically ill, according ...

Medical research created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New health-economic model shows benefits of boosting dietary calcium intake

European researchers have published a study which analyses the health economics of increased dairy foods and related reduction in risk of osteoporotic fractures in the population aged over 50.

Health created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify 5 genes that determine facial shape

(Medical Xpress)—European researchers have discovered that five genes play a key role in determining human facial shapes. Presented in the journal PLoS Genetics, the genome-wide association study on fac ...

Genetics created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Food supplements have little effect on the weight of malnourished children

Providing energy dense food supplements within a general household food distribution has little effect on the weight of children at risk of malnutrition

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Genetic research addresses fatalities due to sepsis

The genetics of a patient affects the extent of septic shock development and response to therapy. European researchers have identified genes related to sepsis in a study group of more than 2,500 patients ...

Medical research created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder

A multivariate analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed by European researchers is expected to improve risk assessment and disease diagnosis.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reconnecting nerves to their target muscles

European researchers are working toward restoration of mobility in neuromuscular disease and trauma. Using miniature scaffolds to guide nerve regeneration, they are seeking to ensure proper functional connections ...

Medical research created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

23andMe discovers surprising genetic connections between breast size and breast cancer

Using data from its unique online research platform, 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, has identified seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with breast size, including three SNPs ...

Genetics created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0