Following the success of the psychological therapies pilot programme in Doncaster and Newham, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt today announced new funding for a further ten pathfinder projects.
Nearly one-fifth of breast tumors have extra copies of the gene encoding one form of the estrogen receptor ESR1, suggests a study published online this week in Nature Genetics.
Common cancers in NSW are predicted to change in the next 20 years to reflect cancers affecting our migrant population, according to a new report by The Cancer Council NSW.
Weight and blood pressure screenings, massage therapy specials, a biking and running workshop and free injury, foot and spinal screenings are among the many events the athletics and recreation department has planned for individuals of all fitness levels during Northwestern’s celebration of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month in May.
Over the last year, it’s been rare to utter the word “stent” without at least thinking “thrombosis,” an uncommon but serious complication that’s been on the minds of interventional cardiologists and patients alike.
New data reported at the 30th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, May 9-12, 2007, in Orlando, Fla., will offer clues to the fate of a new-generation drug-eluting stent that is vying for a place in the treatment of coronary artery disease.
Scientists from the Center for Applied Medical Research from the University of Navarra investigate whether cardiotrophin 1, a molecule that can be measured in blood, can be used as a diagnostic marker for hypertensive cardiopathy.
The identification of more than 200 new proteins that interact with the mutated protein that causes Huntington?s disease opens the door to developing treatments for the fatal neurodegenerative disorder, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who took part in the work that appears online today in the journal Public Library of Science Genetics.
UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have discovered that when a crucial portion of a peptide structure in monkeys that defends against viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders is reversed, the peptide actually encourages infection with HIV.
Giving chemotherapy to women with operable breast cancer before they have surgery — not after — helps physicians pin down the best treatment regimen and can reduce the extent of surgery, according to a new systematic review.