Archive: 28/04/2014
Treat homelessness first, everything else later: study
Providing safe, stable and affordable housing first is the best way to help homeless in Hamilton, Ont., according to new research.
Apr 28, 2014
Gulf War illness: New report lauds treatment research, confirms toxic causes
Progress has been made toward understanding the physiological mechanisms that underlie Gulf War illness and identifying possible treatments, according to a report released Monday by a Congressionally mandated panel of scientific ...
Apr 28, 2014
Studies offer insight on how to improve kidney and liver transplantation
The quality of kidney and liver donations is fundamentally important for the longevity of transplants and the health of recipients. That's why it's critical to know which organs are suitable for transplantation, as well as ...
Apr 28, 2014
Breast cancer patients place huge emphasis on gene expression profiling test
Gene expression profiling tests play a critical role when women with early-stage breast cancer decide whether to have chemotherapy, but many of them do not fully understand what some of the test results mean, new research ...
Apr 28, 2014
Genetic disorder causing strokes and vascular inflammation in children has been discovered
Academy research fellows from University of Turku (Finland), Andrey and Anton Zavialov, and a team of researches from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA, discovered that inherited mutations in a blood enzyme called ...
Apr 28, 2014
Nature and nurture: Baby's development is affected by genes and conditions in the womb
A recent study led by A*STAR's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) found that genetics as well as the environment in the womb play important roles in the development of the baby. The effort by the international ...
Apr 28, 2014
Meda rejects revised offer from Mylan
Swedish pharmaceutical company Meda says it has rejected another offer from U.S. generic drugmaker Mylan Inc.
Apr 28, 2014