Archive: 22/11/2016
How do white blood cells move so fast?
If you fall and scrape a knee, it's the job of white blood cells called neutrophils to rush to the site of infection and chase down invading bacteria.
Nov 22, 2016
Research suggests new treatment strategy for deadly metastatic lung cancer
The ability of lung tumor cells to spread rapidly within the body makes lung cancer difficult to eradicate and contributes to its status as the leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths in both men and women. But according to a ...
Nov 22, 2016
Study questions recent relaxation of recommended blood pressure targets for diabetics
Strict blood pressure control is associated with a reduced chance of long-term kidney damage in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a new long-term study led by UC San Francisco researchers.
Nov 22, 2016
Paradigm shift in surgical treatment of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms
A new study from researchers at Uppsala University and the Uppsala University Hospital shows a paradigm shift in the surgical treatment of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms. The study shows that since 2001 a majority of ...
Nov 22, 2016
Integrated care interventions can reduce hospital activity for patients with chronic diseases
New research has shown that integrated care interventions can be effective in reducing hospital activity, but the evidence base is poor and suggests that transforming services to integrate health and social care may not be ...
Nov 22, 2016
CRISPR-Cas9 technique exploits pancreatic cancer cells' vulnerabilities to develop new treatments
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a process that dramatically cuts the amount of time it takes to create new cancer treatments. Using a new breakthrough technology, their study, published today in Nature ...
Nov 22, 2016
Scientists call on California to provide reparations to forced sterilization victims
California should consider offering reparations to more than 800 survivors of the state's 20,000 forced sterilizations that took place between 1919 and 1952, say University of Michigan researchers.
Nov 22, 2016
Boxers confront long-term brain damage from repeated blows to the head
Boxers know they risk injury in the ring. But there's a more insidious danger they don't often talk about: the long-term brain damage that repeated blows to the head can cause. Lyra McKee meets the families who are breaking ...
Nov 22, 2016