Archive: 22/12/2014
Study discovers mutation role involved in 75 percent of glioblastomas, melanomas
Researchers at the University of Louisville's James Graham Brown Cancer Center have identified for the first time mutations that destabilize a DNA structure that turns a gene off. These mutations occur at four specific sites ...
Dec 22, 2014
Use with caution: High doses of vancomycin fuel risk of kidney damage in children
Results of a small Johns Hopkins Children's Center study show that hospitalized children given high-dose IV infusions of the antibiotic vancomycin to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections face an increased risk for kidney ...
Dec 22, 2014
Skin patch could help heal, prevent diabetic ulcers, study finds
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine say they have developed a safe and effective skin patch to deliver a drug that enhances the healing of diabetes-related ulcers. The patch, which they tested in mice, ...
Dec 22, 2014