Keywords: Research
05/01/2009
Protein cocktail directs production of new heart cells
A cocktail of proteins that triggers the production of new heart muscle cells has been discovered by Benoit G Bruneau and Jun Kakeuchi at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular …
05/01/2009
PSA screening cuts deaths by 20%
Screening for prostate cancer can reduce deaths by 20%, according to the results of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) published on Online …
05/01/2009
Urine test for kidney disease
Scientists have developed a new test for detecting kidney disease, according to a paper published online in April by Kidney International (www.nature.com/ki/). The technique will …
05/01/2009
Small yes, but Sweden and Denmark are big in pharma R&D firms
Among 2,552 European R&D projects (clinical phases I-III) conducted by small and mid-size biotechnology firms (under 600 employees), 64 are focused on diabetes, according to a …
04/29/2009
Medizinische Diagnose per Kernspin-Tomografie gefährdet
Künftig könnten weniger Patienten als bisher von den Diagnosemöglichkeiten der Kernspin-Tomografie, die auch Magnetresonanz-Tomografie (MRT) genannt wird, profitieren. Dies …
03/01/2009
Prostate Cancer Screening
To date, there is insufficient knowledge as to the cause of this disease, or how to prevent it. We asked some of our EH correspondents to report on measures taken in their …
03/01/2009
Pain control
The availability of a new opioid-based treatment option, has led pain specialists to believe they may at last be able to solve the age-old problem of how to provide effective …
03/01/2009
First prostate cancer biomarker identified in urine
A potential biomarker for cancer has been identified in urine. …
03/01/2009
Prostate Cancer Screening
To date, there is insufficient knowledge as to the cause of this disease, or how to prevent it. We asked some of our EH correspondents to report on measures taken in their …
03/01/2009
Radiology at University Hospital Freiburg
Basic research and clinical patient care became separate disciplines in the 70s and 80s. …
03/01/2009
Doctors often ignore electronic drug safety alerts
When prescribing drugs electronically, US clinicians often over-ride automatic drug warning alerts in computer-based systems, according to a new study led by researchers at the …
02/20/2009
Kostengünstiger Bluttest auf Hepatitis C
Ein neuer Bluttest bedeutet möglicherweise einen Durchbruch im Kampf gegen das gefährliche Hepatitis C-Virus. Das Verfahren ist bei gleicher Empfindlichkeit erheblich …
02/20/2009
New treatment methods for chronic wounds on horizon
A wound compress is being developed at the Hohenstein Institute in Boennigheim, Germany, that could pave the way for new treatment opportunities. The new wound compress would …
01/06/2009
World´s thinnest material to speed-up information transfer
The Universities of Exeter and Bath (UK) have revealed their plans for a new world-leading research centre to explore and exploit the properties of the thinnest material in …
12/22/2008
Vielversprechende Forschungsergebnisse zu Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen
Das Center for Cardiovaskular Research (CCR) an der Berliner Charité konnte sich durch vielseitige Grundlagenforschung über die deutschen Landesgrenzen hinaus bereits einen …
12/20/2008
The Eppendorf Young Investigator Award 2008
The 14th Eppendorf Young Investigator Award 2008, worth ?15,000, was presented at MEDICA in November. …
12/20/2008
Slow frozen liver successfully transplanted
A slow frozen pigs liver has been thawed without damage and successfully transplanted into another pig, according to Israeli scientists (initial results published in …
12/19/2008
Strengthening the Research and Education Network
Microscope designer Leica Microsystems and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) signed a corporate partnership agreement today whereby Leica Microsystems becomes a …
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