Archive: 08/03/2017

Peripartum cardiomyopathy occurs globally and is not a disease of the poor

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) occurs globally and is not a disease of the poor, according to research published today in the European Journal of Heart Failure. Cases were reported from many countries for the first time.

Mar 8, 2017

What cancer research can learn from military strategy

When David Gisselsson Nord, a cancer researcher at Lund University in Sweden, read a history book last summer, he was struck by the similarities between how cancer and insurgencies evolve over time. Could military strategy ...

Mar 8, 2017

Male breast cancer discovery could improve treatment

Two key proteins involved in male breast cancer have been identified by University of Leeds scientists, potentially paving the way for more effective treatments.

Mar 8, 2017

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A nose for smells? Practice makes perfect!

The human brain has the ability to recognise and process a very wide range of sensory stimuli, from which it builds a mental representation. But do these representations change over time? Can we learn to classify and interpret ...

Mar 8, 2017

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Doctors begin new clinical trial treating cancer with 70p malaria drug

Experts from St George's University of London, and St George's Hospital have joined forces to investigate whether a common and cheap malaria drug can be used also against cancer.

Mar 8, 2017

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How much sun is good for health?

Spanish researchers have estimated the duration of solar radiation exposure required in order to obtain the recommended doses of vitamin D. While in spring and summer, 10 to 20 minutes in the sun are enough, in the winter ...

Mar 8, 2017