Archive: 22/08/2014
Ebola death toll tops 1,500: WHO (Update)
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak tearing through West Africa has passed the 1,500 mark while the number of cases has soared past 3,000, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Aug 22, 2014
CDC director to visit Ebola outbreak countries
A top U.S. health official plans to travel to West Africa to see firsthand how the Ebola outbreak is unfolding.
Aug 22, 2014
New study of self-awareness in MS has implications for rehabilitation
A new study of self-awareness by Kessler Foundation researchers shows that persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be able to improve their self-awareness through task-oriented cognitive rehabilitation. The study was epublished ...
Aug 22, 2014
Deletion predicts survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Bcl-2-like protein 11 (BIM) deletion in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with shorter progression free survival (PFS) in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) or ...
Aug 22, 2014
High concordance between EGFR mutations from circulating-free tumor DNA and tumor tissue in non-small cell lung cancer
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations found in the circulating free tumor DNA (ctDNA) from the plasma of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients correlates well with the EGFR mutations from patient-matched ...
Aug 22, 2014