Archive: 20/02/2015
New HPV approved after international phase 2/3 trial
Approximately 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the United States and another 4,000 die annually from the disease. However, most cervical cancers are preventable through immunization against the ...
Feb 20, 2015
23andMe authorized by FDA to market first direct-to-consumer genetic test
Feb23andMe today announced that it has been granted authority by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the first direct-to-consumer genetic test under a regulatory classification for novel devices.
Feb 20, 2015
Patient information leaflets do not affect willingness to undergo mammogram screening
Elisabeth Gummersbach and colleagues report on a study in which they determined how well the prospective subjects understood the information presented in leaflets about mammography screening and whether this information influenced ...
Feb 20, 2015
Researchers identify gene that pushes normal pancreas cells to change shape
A research team led by investigators from Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, and the University of Oslo, Norway, have identified a molecule that pushes normal pancreatic cells to transform their shape, laying ...
Feb 20, 2015