Experts make breakthrough in brain cancer research
Scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have made a pioneering breakthrough in the understanding of how a fatal brain tumour grows—which could lead to improved treatments for patients.
Jun 29, 2016
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To improve global health, experts call for a standard list of essential diagnostic tests
In a western doctor's office or hospital, patients don't think twice about giving a blood or urine sample that can tell if they have a disease or infection, or show if their medicines are working. The samples get rushed to ...
Jun 29, 2016
Group of rare blood cancers respond to new treatment pioneered by Stanford physician
A global trial of an oral medication called midostaurin indicates that the drug can produce partial or complete resolution of organ damage in 60 percent of patients with a group of rare blood cancers known collectively as ...
Jun 29, 2016
Cost of poor child growth in developing world: $177 billion in lost wages for children born each year
Early life growth faltering in low- and middle-income countries results in a US $176.8 billion reduction in potential career earnings for children born each year, according to new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ...
Jun 29, 2016
Wearable technology gets good ratings from plastic surgeons
Plastic surgeons see some clear advantages of using Google Glass in the operating room, reports a survey study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society ...
Jun 29, 2016
