Archive: 03/03/2017
Sanford Health, hospital partner on gene sequencing project
Sanford Health, one of the largest health systems in the country, is partnering with the flagship hospital of the Miami Children's Health System to sequence the genes of nearly 1,000 Latinos and Hispanics in order to better ...
Mar 3, 2017
Canada recalls too strong 81% alcohol vodka
Canadian authorities on Friday recalled hundreds of bottles of Georgia Bay Vodka after inspectors found that the alcohol level was a whopping 81 percent, twice the amount stated on the label.
Mar 3, 2017
Germany expects cannabis-growing program to be going in 2019
German authorities say they expect to have a cannabis-growing program up and running in 2019 after the country approved legislation allowing some patients to get the drug as a prescription medication.
Mar 3, 2017
Exercise-induced hormone irisin linked to new mechanisms for bone metabolism
Two weeks of voluntary wheel running induces higher expression of irisin—a fat-burning hormone that is released during exercise—in bone tissue in mice. In addition, systemic administration of irisin increased bone formation ...
Mar 3, 2017
Assessing the impact of stress in age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss among older adults in the United States, is often associated with psychological stress. A simple stress rating scale (the Perceived Stress Scale) is ...
Mar 3, 2017
Biosimilar of costly inflammatory bowel disease therapy found safe and effective
Treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis has been greatly improved by the introduction of biologic therapies such as infliximab (which targets tumour necrosis factor alpha), but at considerable cost. A recent analysis ...
Mar 3, 2017