Archive: 08/12/2016
Mechanisms underlying direct programming of stem cells into motor neurons could lead to cell-replacement therapies
A team of scientists has uncovered details of the cellular mechanisms that control the direct programming of stem cells into motor neurons. The scientists analyzed changes that occur in the cells over the course of the reprogramming ...
Dec 8, 2016
People with traumatic brain injury approximately 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated
People who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are approximately 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated in a federal correctional facility in Canada than people who have not, a new study has found.
Dec 8, 2016
Striking Kenyan doctors threaten to shut private hospitals
Kenyan doctors and nurses warned Thursday they will extend a strike crippling public hospitals to private clinics as well next week, unless the government offers them more in a pay dispute.
Dec 8, 2016
Tumor found in a 255-million-year-old mammalian ancestor
A tumor in a 255-million-year-old mammalian ancestor called a gorgonopsian is detailed in a new research letter published online by JAMA Oncology.
Dec 8, 2016
Study shows new treatment strategy in head and neck cancer not better than current standard
Results of the largest Canadian clinical trial to date comparing standard treatment for locally advanced squamous cell head and neck cancer with an experimental treatment did not show the new treatment is superior.
Dec 8, 2016