Archive: 21/01/2016
El Salvador advises women to delay pregnancies due to virus
Public health officials in El Salvador are advising women to put off pregnancies for the next two years to avoid passing on complications from the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Jan 21, 2016
Should India's quacks be trained to deliver basic patient care?
Should unqualified practitioners be trained to deliver basic patient care to alleviate India's doctor shortage, asks a special report published by The BMJ today?
Jan 21, 2016
Mitochondrial DNA levels in the blood may predict risk of developing kidney disease
The health of blood cells' energy-producing mitochondria may predict a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of ...
Jan 21, 2016
Study identifies important regulator of chronic, low-level inflammation
A new study by a team of Rosalind Franklin University researchers headed by Carl White, PhD, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics, has discovered that the degree of chronic inflammation caused by obesity is highly ...
Jan 21, 2016
Cocktail of factors from fat-derived stem cells shows promise for critical limb ischemia
"Critical limb ischemia" (CLI) describes an advanced stage of peripheral artery disease characterized by obstruction of the arteries and a markedly reduced blood flow to the extremities. CLI identifies patients at high-risk ...
Jan 21, 2016