Archive: 25/03/2015
Analysis advances the individual response to treatment of breast cancer with tamoxifen
Tamoxifen is a prodrug widely used in the treatment of breast cancer, but the patient response to it depends on their ability to metabolize it into endoxifen. Researchers have developed a new method that allows, through a ...
Mar 25, 2015
A new, safer and cheaper artificial duct for anastomosis
Researchers from the University of Granada and the Andalusian regional Health Service (ServicioAndaluz de Salud) have patented a new device for use in procedures that involve anastomosis. It consists of an artificial duct ...
Mar 25, 2015
Research reveals high prevalence of sleep disordered breathing in adults with sickle cell
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine revealed that 44 percent of adults with sickle cell disease who report trouble sleeping actually have a clinical diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing, including sleep ...
Mar 25, 2015
Repeated use of antibiotics linked to diabetes risk
Repeated use of some types of antibiotics may put people at increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes by possibly altering their gut bacteria, according to a large observational study published today in the European Journal ...
Mar 25, 2015