Archive: 23/10/2012
Researchers study how patterns, timing of sunlight exposure contribute to skin cancers
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, the University of South Florida and the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France have studied the patterns and timing of sunlight exposure and how each ...
Oct 23, 2012
Researchers find that diabetes drug could be effective in treating addiction
Vanderbilt researchers are reporting today that a drug currently used to treat type 2 diabetes could be just as effective in treating addiction to drugs, including cocaine.
Oct 23, 2012
Leading European experts call for more rigorous scientific evidence for healthcare interventions
(Medical Xpress)—Leading clinicians and health researchers from across Europe say much greater emphasis must be placed on the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of treatments and other healthcare interventions to ...
Oct 23, 2012
Duke research team identifies a potent growth factor for blood stem cells
Duke Medicine researchers studying the interaction of blood stem cells and the niche where they reside have identified a protein that may be a long-sought growth factor for blood stem cells.
Oct 23, 2012
Improving medical research education across Europe
(Medical Xpress)—Fostering and improving medical research education is crucial to biomedical research and clinical patient treatment, and as such it has been identified as the main challenge in every joint European Science ...
Oct 23, 2012
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo stabilises: WHO
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has stabilised, with no new deaths or cases in more than a week, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
Oct 23, 2012
Loyola optometrist warns not to wear tinted contact lenses for Halloween without a prescription
Decorative tinted contact lenses will be popular accessories this Halloween, but a Loyola University Medical Center optometrist is warning that improper use could cause severe eye damage.
Oct 23, 2012