Archive: 16/12/2015
Many unexpected genetic variants hamper personalised medicine
In recent decades much hope was based on the development of personalised drug treatments, in which genetic tests determine the choice and optimal dose of medication for each individual patient. However, the real breakthrough ...
Dec 16, 2015
Zinc deficiency alters gut bacteria makeup and function
A new study reveals that zinc deficiency – a condition that affects 25 percent of the world's population, especially in the developing world – alters the makeup of bacteria found in the intestine.
Dec 16, 2015
Researchers find hospital prices vary significantly for the privately insured
A new "Big Data" project from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics demonstrates that the prices hospitals negotiate with private health ...
Dec 16, 2015
India and Pakistan set to benefit from new autism treatment
In a world first, clinical researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester have collaborated with colleagues in south Asia to adapt a parent-led autism therapy.
Dec 16, 2015