Archive: 03/04/2014
Cancer and the Goldilocks effect: Too much or too little of a single enzyme may promote cancer
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that too little or too much of an enzyme called SRPK1 promotes cancer by disrupting a regulatory event critical for many fundamental cellular ...
Apr 3, 2014
Liberia reports suspected Ebola outbreak unconnected to Guinea (Update)
Liberia said on Thursday it was dealing with the first case of suspected Ebola to have originated within its own borders, unconnected to the epidemic raging in neighbouring Guinea, as Mali also detected three suspected victims.
Apr 3, 2014
New tweetment: Twitter users describe real-time migraine agony
Someone's drilling an icicle into your temple, you're throwing up, and light and sound are unbearable.
Apr 3, 2014
Pulmonary hypertension deaths have increased over past decade, according to CDC report
Deaths from pulmonary hypertension have increased over the past decade, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Apr 3, 2014
Radium-223 dichloride in prostate cancer: Major added benefit for certain patients
Radium-223 dichloride (radium-223 for short, trade name: Xofigo) has been approved since November 2013 for men with advanced prostate cancer, in whom hormone blockade is no longer effective, and symptomatic bone metastases, ...
Apr 3, 2014
Synergy of high protein intake and exercise in youth enhances bone structure and strength
A study presented during the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Seville shows that high levels of protein intake (HProt) enhance the positive impact of high physical activity (HPA) ...
Apr 3, 2014