Archive: 17/12/2015
Nonoperative treatment of appendicitis may have unknown long-term risks and costs
It is too early to change the standard treatment of appendicitis in U.S. adults to initial antibiotic therapy only, rather than surgical removal of the appendix, or appendectomy, authors of a new systematic review study conclude. ...
Dec 17, 2015
Pancreas cancer liquid biopsy flows from blood-borne packets of tumor genes
Pancreatic cancer tumors spill their molecular secrets into the blood stream, shedding their complete DNA and RNA wrapped inside protective lipid particles that make them ripe for analysis with a liquid biopsy, researchers ...
Dec 17, 2015
New methods, requirements have changed data sharing among life science researchers
Measures instituted in recent years to encourage the sharing of scientific information appear to have reduced the overall level of withholding of data and materials among academic life science researchers. In their follow ...
Dec 17, 2015
Judge blocks NYC flu vaccine requirement for preschoolers
New York City can't require preschoolers in city-regulated daycares to get a flu shot, a state judge ruled in a decision published early Thursday.
Dec 17, 2015
Scientists uncover how opioids cause dangerous breathing problems
University of Toronto researchers on a quest to make opioid drugs less lethal have discovered a window of opportunity: a tiny channel in the brain where opioids interfere with the breathing mechanism. They found that mice ...
Dec 17, 2015