Archive: 19/07/2013
African fever patients commonly over-diagnosed with malaria
People hospitalised with fever in Africa are most likely to be treated for malaria but, in some areas, nearly all of these patients are ill from a different infection, a new collaborative study led by a University of Otago ...
Jul 19, 2013
Successful control of bleeding by closing vena cava wound with nano sheets
Researchers have developed nano-adhesive plasters that can easily be applied to lacerated vessel walls with no adhesive, and succeeded in arresting massive bleeding from the inferior vena cava in rabbits.
Jul 19, 2013
MK-7: the big gun of vitamins
Oil fortified with the vitamin MK-7 could help combat brittle bones and heart disease in humans and animals.
Jul 19, 2013
Study explores fetal alcohol impact at molecular level
While some physicians tell women a small amount of alcohol is OK during pregnancy, Ben Laufer vehemently disputes any such advice – and he has the research to back it up.
Jul 19, 2013
'Risky' stroke prevention procedure may be safe in some patients
(Medical Xpress)—A major study published today in the Lancet Neurology, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Stroke Association, found that stenting in the carotid artery (in the neck) is as safe as carotid ...
Jul 19, 2013
Anti-HIV drugs in pregnancy not linked to children's language delays
(Medical Xpress)—The combinations of anti-HIV drugs recommended for pregnant women do not appear in general to increase their children's risk for language delay, according to a study from a National Institutes of Health ...
Jul 19, 2013
Cancer hijack
Genetically unstable breast cancer cells appear to hijack a mechanism used by healthy stem cells to determine how they should develop into different tissues, according to new research.
Jul 19, 2013