Archive: 11/06/2013
Mayo Clinic first in US to test stem cells in pediatric congenital heart disease patients
Mayo Clinic has announced the first U.S. stem cell clinical trial for pediatric congenital heart disease. The trial aims to determine how stem cells from autologous umbilical cord blood can help children with hypoplastic ...
Jun 11, 2013
Scientists uncover new details of natural anticancer mechanism
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified key triggers of an important cancer-blocking mechanism in cells.
Jun 11, 2013
Flu vaccines aimed at younger populations could break annual transmission cycle
The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated, experts say in a new report, while conventional wisdom and historic vaccine programs have concentrated on the elderly ...
Jun 11, 2013
Columbia Nursing develops online tool to reduce stress in Hispanic caregivers of dementia patients
Dementia often claims two victims: The patient and the caregiver. That's because caring for people with dementia requires close supervision and constant care, which can place a caregiver's psychological, physical and financial ...
Jun 11, 2013
Protein database for biomedical research
As personalized medicine is on the rise, the healthcare field is discovering the opportunities of "big data" analysis. The result of a joint project between the TUM Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, SAP and the SAP Innovation ...
Jun 11, 2013
Telephone counseling plus physician advice key to motivating breast cancer survivors to exercise
Telephone-based counseling, when combined with physician advice, can help breast cancer survivors become more physically active, which can improve quality of life and lessen the side effects of cancer treatment, according ...
Jun 11, 2013
New research urges caution on use of peer support in chronic disease
Health organisations need to give careful consideration to schemes which encourage people with chronic diseases to seek support from peers, to avoid the potential negative effects, new research shows.
Jun 11, 2013