Archive: 26/02/2015
Researchers identify pancreatic cancer patients who benefit from personalized treatment
Cancer researchers at Indiana University report that about 15 percent of people with pancreatic cancer may benefit from therapy targeting a newly identified gene signature.
Feb 26, 2015
New drug treatment could offer stroke survivors better outcomes
Promising results for a new drug treatment for ischaemic stroke patients have been published today in the journal Lancet Neurology.
Feb 26, 2015
Early signs in young children predict type 1 diabetes
New research shows that it is possible to predict the development of type 1 diabetes. By measuring the presence of autoantibodies in the blood, it is possible to detect whether the immune system has begun to break down the ...
Feb 26, 2015
Children and young people to get more say in their health care
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has been chosen as one of seven new sites to develop Patient Centred Outcome Measures (POCMs) by NHS England. The new centres will mean that children and young people will ...
Feb 26, 2015
Ensuring burn victims receive the best nutrition
University of Adelaide researchers are working to solve one of the biggest problems of caring for critically ill burns victims – how to provide them with the nutrition they need to survive.
Feb 26, 2015
Longer duration of prescribed antismoking medication before quitting appears promising
Smokers may be more likely to successfully quit their habit if simple adjustments were made to how an existing anti-smoking medication is prescribed, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo research team.
Feb 26, 2015