Archive: 28/10/2014
The effect of statins influenced by gene profiles
The Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre is once again pushing the limits of knowledge in personalized medicine. A meta-analysis combining the results of several pharmacogenomic studies and involving over 40,000 research ...
Oct 28, 2014
California surgeon helps man who delivered him
A Sacramento obstetrician is getting a late thank you from a baby he delivered 45 years ago.
Oct 28, 2014
Scientists uncover major factor in development of Huntington's disease
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered a major contributor to Huntington's disease, a devastating progressive neurological condition that produces involuntary movements, ...
Oct 28, 2014
Scientists identify key factor in relationship between diet, inflammation and cancer
A team of Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) researchers has found that a category of lipids known as sphingolipids may be an important link in the relationship between diet, inflammation and cancer. ...
Oct 28, 2014
Injury prevention intervention cuts distracted driving in half, say trauma surgeons
A simple intervention designed to raise awareness about the use of communication devices while driving reduced the incidence of distracted driving by 50 percent in hospital personnel, according to findings from a single site ...
Oct 28, 2014
Fewer women than men receive hemodialysis treatment
Fewer women than men are treated with dialysis for end-stage kidney disease, according to a new comprehensive analysis of sex-specific differences in treatment published this week in PLOS Medicine. The results of the study, ...
Oct 28, 2014