Archive: 17/08/2016

Study links two genes to breast cancer survival

Testing for the activity of two genes could pick out women who are at increased risk of dying from their breast cancers, suggests a new study of almost 2,000 patients.

Aug 17, 2016

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Genetic tests for potentially fatal heart anomaly can misdiagnose condition in black Americans

Genetic testing has greatly improved physicians' ability to detect potentially lethal heart anomalies among asymptomatic family members of people who suffer cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death.

Aug 17, 2016

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Acetaminophen does not aggravate children's asthma

Contrary to earlier reports, giving acetaminophen (Tylenol, etc.) for pain and fever does not worsen asthma in young children with the condition, concludes a randomized trial in the August 18 New England Journal of Medicine.

Aug 17, 2016

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Nigeria starts emergency polio vaccinations

Nigeria said Wednesday it has launched a mass campaign of emergency polio vaccinations after reporting two new cases of the disease earlier in August.

Aug 17, 2016

Guatemala confirms first Zika-linked microcephaly, paralysis

The main hospital in Guatemala's capital on Wednesday confirmed the country's first case of a Zika-linked birth defect in a newborn and two cases of a related nerve disorder.

Aug 17, 2016

Study: Catalog of DNA variations helps find roots of disease

A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads.

Aug 17, 2016

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Homelessness linked to poor antipsychotic medication adherence

SFU health sciences researcher Stefanie Rezansoff has published a new study on the treatment of serious mental illnesses among people who are homeless. This is the first study to investigate adherence to antipsychotic medication ...

Aug 17, 2016

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New Phase 1 clinical trial to test Durvalumab in pediatric patients

In an innovative, first-in-pediatrics study, available only at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), researchers will be enrolling children between 1 and 18 years of age who have certain types of relapsed or treatment-resistant ...

Aug 17, 2016