Archive: 19/02/2018

Taking blood without a needle

EPFL-based startup Loop Medical is working on a needleless device to take pain-free blood samples at home. The company has just signed a partnership agreement with Cerba HealthCare to develop this unique product and bring ...

Feb 19, 2018

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Evaluating quality of life after kidney cancer treatments

Patients with an advanced form of kidney cancer had similar quality of life outcomes taking a drug called cabozantinib as those who received the standard treatment, everolimus, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. ...

Feb 19, 2018

Researchers discover link between gut and type 1 diabetes

Scientists have found that targeting micro-organisms in the gut, known as microbiota, could have the potential to help prevent type 1 diabetes.

Feb 19, 2018

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The effects of happiness and sadness on children's snack consumption

A University of Texas at Dallas psychologist has examined the preconceptions about the effects of emotions on children's eating habits, creating the framework for future studies of how dietary patterns evolve in early childhood.

Feb 19, 2018

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TB vaccine trial results offer potential for BCG revaccination, hope for subunit vaccines

Aeras, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing vaccines against tuberculosis (TB), today announced results from an innovative clinical trial that provides encouraging new evidence that TB vaccines could prevent sustained ...

Feb 19, 2018

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Shot may protgect against shingles

Anyone who has had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine is at risk for the painful skin condition herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. Both diseases are caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which stays in the ...

Feb 19, 2018

Multiflora rose amplifies the prevalence of Lyme disease pathogen, but not necessarily Lyme risk

When it comes to avoiding Lyme disease, know your forest.

Feb 19, 2018

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Unexpected immune activation illustrated in the cold

Researchers at Utrecht University and Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands, have imaged an important immune system on-switch. Their novel technical approach has led to the discovery of two ways in which the immune ...

Feb 19, 2018

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Human epigenomics explained in new textbook

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have published a textbook on human epigenomics, the study of epigenetic modifications across the entire genome. The book is the first of its kind to focus on epigenomics ...

Feb 19, 2018

How to train like the world's most successful female cross-country skier

Marit Bjoergen is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has won six Olympic gold medals, 18 World Championship gold medals and 110 World Cup victories. The 37-year-old is competing in the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang and is ...

Feb 19, 2018

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Archive: 19/02/2018

Taking blood without a needle

Evaluating quality of life after kidney cancer treatments

Researchers discover link between gut and type 1 diabetes

The effects of happiness and sadness on children's snack consumption

TB vaccine trial results offer potential for BCG revaccination, hope for subunit vaccines

Shot may protgect against shingles

Multiflora rose amplifies the prevalence of Lyme disease pathogen, but not necessarily Lyme risk

Unexpected immune activation illustrated in the cold

Human epigenomics explained in new textbook

How to train like the world's most successful female cross-country skier

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