Archive: 21/07/2015
Cellphones seen as change agents for health among young, poor, urban women
In a survey of a diverse group of almost 250 young, low-income, inner-city pregnant and postpartum women, Johns Hopkins researchers have learned that more than 90 percent use smartphones or regular cellphones to give and ...
Jul 21, 2015
Court ruling clears way for Novartis' low-cost biotech drug
A federal appeals court has ruled that Novartis can begin selling its lower-cost copy of an Amgen Inc. drug in September, rejecting a bid to further delay the launch of the knock-off biotech medication.
Jul 21, 2015
Specific protein as missing link for earliest known change in Alzheimer's pathology
A recent study conducted at Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI) and NYU Langone Medical Center implicates a new culprit in Alzheimer's disease development. The research reveals that ßCTF—the precursor ...
Jul 21, 2015
Diabetes drug may protect against Parkinson's disease
A type of drug used to treat diabetes may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine.
Jul 21, 2015