Archive: 09/07/2013
Are the US News medical school rankings for primary care education relevant?
The U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings inspire discussion and marketing, but do they actually reflect quality differences between schools when it comes to medical education in primary care?
Jul 9, 2013
Bird vaccine for West Nile Virus
University of British Columbia researchers have developed a vaccine that may halt the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV) among common and endangered bird species.
Jul 9, 2013
Researcher discovers mechanism to slow tumor growth and metastasis in breast cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine professor Julian Gomez-Cambronero, Ph.D., and his research team have discovered a key protein that plays a critical role in the development of breast ...
Jul 9, 2013
Plant-made drug reverses breathing paralysis
Paralytic drugs like succinylcholine (SC) are often used during surgery or when critically ill patients require endotracheal intubation. But if the drug is not swiftly cleared from the patient's system, the results can be ...
Jul 9, 2013
New molecularly imprinted nicotine receptors
Researchers from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute in Nehru Marg, India have added another piece to the puzzle of how to synthetize an artificial nicotine receptor. Nicotine - the infamous principal ...
Jul 9, 2013