Archive: 20/09/2012
Researchers map molecular details that encourage H1N1 transmission to humans
The 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus appears to have required certain mutations in order to be transmitted to humans, according to a paper in the September Journal of Virology. The research could prove extremely valuable ...
Sep 20, 2012
Genetically engineered rice: Protection from arsenic?
(Medical Xpress)—In an article this week, Consumer Reports is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to set standards for how much arsenic can be allowed in rice after finding the potential toxin in almost every rice ...
Sep 20, 2012
BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation research may offer treatment option to certain patients
(Medical Xpress)—Ongoing research at the Methodist Cancer Center could reveal whether metastatic breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations are particularly responsive to a drug regimen that includes Veliparib, an ...
Sep 20, 2012
New technology allows vital signs to be checked via webcam
Webcam software developed by a new Oxford University spin-out company will offer a simple, non-invasive way of monitoring patients' vital signs.
Sep 20, 2012
Study reveals health impacts on Defence families
(Medical Xpress)—Partners of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed multiple times were as physically and mentally well as those who had fewer deployments, a University of Queensland study shows.
Sep 20, 2012
Commercial weight loss programme evaluated
(Medical Xpress)—Anyone who wants to lose weight has a wide variety of diets to choose from, but knowledge of what works is often poor. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have now evaluated a Swedish ...
Sep 20, 2012