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Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

This was the ethical dilemma faced by doctors at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to save a child's life.

4 Oct 2018

Researchers for the first time differentiate human inner ear cells in laboratory

Researchers from the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have managed for the first time to differentiate human inner ear cells in a laboratory from somatic progenitors and to investigate their origin.

3 Oct 2018

Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack protective protein to aid growth

A new study has revealed that a protein known to protect healthy cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive breast cancer.

2 Oct 2018

Research offers insight into how to create and manage scientific advisory committees effectively

At a time of "fake news" and a growing mistrust of scientific experts, researchers at York University's Global Strategy Lab are working to increase the likelihood that policy decisions will be informed by the best available science.

29 Sep 2018

NIAID releases strategic plan to expand knowledge of TB by using modern tools

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. In the past 200 years, TB claimed the lives of more than one billion people--more deaths than from malaria, influenza, smallpox, HIV/AIDS, cholera and plague combined.

27 Sep 2018

Recategorization recommendations for drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms

In an evaluation of the safety and abuse research on the drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms, Johns Hopkins researchers suggest that if it clears phase III clinical trials, psilocybin should be re-categorized from a schedule I drug--one with no known medical potential--to a schedule IV drug such as prescription sleep aids, but with tighter control.

26 Sep 2018

‘Trouble Brewing’ report highlights steps that governments can take to reduce alcohol-related harms

Alcohol is a leading contributor to death and disability worldwide, but governments haven’t responded to the issue with the attention, resources and action this urgent issue requires, says “Trouble Brewing,” a new report from global health and development organizations, Vital Strategies, the NCD Alliance, IOGT International and the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance.

25 Sep 2018

Charity urges government to increase financial support for dementia research

Alzheimer’s Research UK, one of the top dementia research funders in the world, is calling on the UK government to adopt a bold new action plan to bring about a life-changing dementia treatment and improve the lives of people with the condition.

25 Sep 2018

IQWiG recommends update in health care aspects of DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’

Disease management programmes should be regularly updated to adapt them to the current state of medical knowledge.

25 Sep 2018

Lancaster professor aims to understand how genes affect smoking cessation

The Canadian Institute of Health Research has awarded $929,475 to Professor Jo Knight of Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster Data Science Institute and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

25 Sep 2018

Australia's HIV diagnoses hit seven year low

According to latest numbers from the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), the rates of HIV are on the rise among heterosexuals in Australia.

23 Sep 2018

Decision aids for parents of children with minor head injuries help communicate with physicians

A series of illustrations and charts designed as decision aids for parents of children with minor head injuries helped them communicate with emergency medicine physicians and make informed decisions about their child's care, according to a study that will appear Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.

21 Sep 2018

Study reveals surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of ACA

A new study has revealed surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of the Affordable Care Act, with more than a quarter of providers surveyed unable to say whether their state had expanded Medicaid.

21 Sep 2018

TINY cancer detection device shows promise as point-of-care detector of KSHV

Its name is an acronym used to convey its size, but researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine are hoping their hand-held cancer detection device's impact in the developing world is anything but small.

21 Sep 2018

Study: Neural signal that urges to eat overpowers the one that says to stop

Almost everyone knows the feeling. You're at a restaurant or a holiday meal, and your stomach is telling you it's full, so logically you know you should stop eating.

21 Sep 2018

Innovative approach for developing vaccine against most prevalent human malaria parasite

A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax, the most prevalent human malaria parasite outside sub-Saharan Africa.

20 Sep 2018

Survey: 91% of people around the world believe medical research will result in dementia cure

A new survey from Novartis, Amgen and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, along with Alzheimer’s Disease International, shows that 91% of people from around the world believe medical research will result in a treatment for dementia.

20 Sep 2018

Rice seeds could hold key to preventing HIV infections

As incredible as it sounds, a rice paddy field could one day yield an inexpensive way to prevent HIV.

20 Sep 2018

Researchers develop fast detection strategy to know type of virus acquired by patients

Even tiny amounts of viruses can have disastrous consequences. RNA identification can reveal the type of virus present.

20 Sep 2018

SLU's College professor receives NIH grant to develop I-TEST project

ST. LOUIS - Nigerian youth are at the epicenter of an expanding HIV crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a country, Nigeria ranks second in the in the world in new HIV-Infections among youth, youth living with HIV and AIDS-related death among a youth population.

20 Sep 2018

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Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

Researchers for the first time differentiate human inner ear cells in laboratory

Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack protective protein to aid growth

Research offers insight into how to create and manage scientific advisory committees effectively

NIAID releases strategic plan to expand knowledge of TB by using modern tools

Recategorization recommendations for drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms

‘Trouble Brewing’ report highlights steps that governments can take to reduce alcohol-related harms

Charity urges government to increase financial support for dementia research

IQWiG recommends update in health care aspects of DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’

Lancaster professor aims to understand how genes affect smoking cessation

Australia's HIV diagnoses hit seven year low

Decision aids for parents of children with minor head injuries help communicate with physicians

Study reveals surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of ACA

TINY cancer detection device shows promise as point-of-care detector of KSHV

Study: Neural signal that urges to eat overpowers the one that says to stop

Innovative approach for developing vaccine against most prevalent human malaria parasite

Survey: 91% of people around the world believe medical research will result in dementia cure

Rice seeds could hold key to preventing HIV infections

Researchers develop fast detection strategy to know type of virus acquired by patients

SLU's College professor receives NIH grant to develop I-TEST project

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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