Archive: 12/08/2014
Researchers discover gene that slows bone loss and promotes bone formation
(Medical Xpress)—Osteoporosis and aging-related bone loss is debilitating and painful. With a greater understanding of Wnt4 signaling, researchers are now closer to developing therapeutic agents that could slow down bone ...
Aug 12, 2014
New tool could drastically reduce the number of potential future hip fractures
A new tool is being developed by experts in Manchester which automatically searches medical images for early signs of osteoporosis in the spine by identifying fractures there and could help reduce the number of future potentially ...
Aug 12, 2014
Raising awareness of covert killer: pulmonary fibrosis
Despite claiming an estimated 40,000 lives annually - roughly the same number as breast cancer or prostate cancer - pulmonary fibrosis remains one of the least known covert killers in the country.
Aug 12, 2014
Race on for Ebola drug
As the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history tightens its grip on west Africa, pharmaceutical companies have refocused their quest for a treatment or vaccine.
Aug 12, 2014
All doses of experimental Ebola drug sent to WAfrica
A US company that makes an experimental drug for treating the often deadly Ebola virus said Monday it has sent all its available supplies to West Africa.
Aug 12, 2014