Archive: 27/05/2014
EuroPCR 2014 session defines future horizons for renal denervation
During EuroPCR 2014, Felix Mahfoud, University Hospital in Homburg, Germany, and Konstantinos Tsioufis, University of Athens, Greece, reflected on the potential future role of modulation of the sympathetic nervous system ...
May 27, 2014
Migrating stem cells possible new focus for stroke treatment
Two years ago, a new type of stem cell was discovered in the brain that has the capacity to form new cells. The same research group at Lund University in Sweden has now revealed that these stem cells, which are located in ...
May 27, 2014
A novel disease-preventing antioxidant pathway
Interested in antioxidants? They protect us against aging and cancer. It's one of the reasons we like our green tea and even our broccoli. But there is a new kid on the antioxidant block - uric acid. But wait, you're thinking, ...
May 27, 2014
Financial crisis spurred obesity: OECD
The 2008 financial crisis spurred obesity's spread in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's 34 member countries—most of whose inhabitants are overweight, an OECD report said Tuesday.
May 27, 2014