Archive: 13/10/2015
The fat city that declared war on obesity
When Velveth Monterroso arrived in the USA from her hometown in Guatemala, she weighed exactly 10 stone. But after a decade of living in Oklahoma, she was more than five stone heavier and fighting diabetes at the age of 34. ...
Oct 13, 2015
Rare childhood leukemia reveals surprising genetic secrets
A coalition of leukemia researchers led by scientists from UC San Francisco has discovered surprising genetic diversity in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML), a rare but aggressive childhood blood cancer.
Oct 13, 2015
Research points to new treatment for prostate condition
An unexpected discovery by scientists at the University of York could potentially pave the way for new treatments for benign enlargement of the prostate, a condition which affects more than 200 million men worldwide.
Oct 13, 2015
Bowel condition could hold key to developing health super foods
Research has begun to understand how certain foods affect functional gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as part of a multi-million dollar Government initiative to develop premium foods and drink that improve ...
Oct 13, 2015
Research fellow conducts research to minimize negative effects of cancer treatments
Texas A&M University predoctoral research fellow Gleb Kuzmin and scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are conducting research to understand negative effects proton therapy cancer treatments can have on normal ...
Oct 13, 2015