Sex discrimination begins in the womb
World Health Matters (INDIA) by Gary Finnegan – Women in India are more likely to avail of prenatal care when pregnant with boys, according to ground-breaking research that… read more.
World Health Matters (INDIA) by Gary Finnegan – Women in India are more likely to avail of prenatal care when pregnant with boys, according to ground-breaking research that… read more.
World Health Matters (Japan) by Gary Finnegan – Addiction may result from abnormal brain circuitry in the frontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls decision-making, according… read more.
Researchers reported encouraging but preliminary results of gene-based immune therapy in two children with relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Significant benefit also seen in men. The proportion of young women diagnosed with genital warts in Australia has seen a significant decline thanks to the HPV vaccine, say… read more.
Interventions to physicians and patients improve osteoporosis treatment at low cost. Reminding primary care doctors to test at-risk patients for osteoporosis can prevent fractures and reduce health care… read more.
EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the granting of marketing authorisations for several new products.
Long-term cortisol exposure in seniors linked to heart disease, stroke. Hair strands contain valuable information about senior citizens’ stress levels that can be used to determine an individual’s… read more.
New research shows that monitoring pain and providing analgesics to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) during non-surgical procedures, such as turning and washing, can not only reduce… read more.
EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – The number of clinical trials taking place in Europe and North America continues to fall as research activity in Africa, Asia and… read more.
by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Steve Woodle, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The future of treatment of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) may… read more.
by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Anthony Dorling, King’s College London. The presence of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) antibodies in renal transplant recipients is increasingly recognised… read more.
by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by William McKane, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Declan de Freitas, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Pre-transplant and de novo… read more.