Archive: 07/11/2014
Consumers to get peek at 2015 health law premiums
The Obama administration says starting this weekend, consumers can get an early peek at 2015 premiums and plans under the president's health law.
Nov 7, 2014
UN releases manual for safe Ebola burials
The World Health Organization has released a 17-page manual detailing how to safely bury people who have died from Ebola.
Nov 7, 2014
A vaccine directed against tumor blood vessels suppress tumor growth and metastasis
In a new study published in the scientific journal Oncotarget researchers from Uppsala University show that a therapeutic vaccine directed against tumor vessels can reduce tumor burden and suppress formation of spontaneous ...
Nov 7, 2014
Actions versus objects: The role of the motor system
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a very severe disease that mainly affects the motor system. Recently the focus of public attention thanks to a viral campaign (remember last summer's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?), ALS ...
Nov 7, 2014
Scientists challenge the efficacy of folfiri in a colorectal cancer subtype
The current classification system for colorectal cancer, which is based on genetic expression profiles, cannot be used to predict drug responses to FOLFIRI. This is the conclusion reached by a team from the Spanish National ...
Nov 7, 2014