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PET brain scans of a brain chemical messenger system may prove sensitive enough to help plan brain surgery for epilepsy

PET brain scans of a brain chemical messenger system may prove sensitive enough to help plan brain surgery for epilepsy

Heart disease patients face greater risk of PTSD

Heart disease patients face greater risk of PTSD

22 biomarkers that provide a more accurate screening for prostate

22 biomarkers that provide a more accurate screening for prostate

HDL cholesterol helps prevent blocked arteries and heart attack

HDL cholesterol helps prevent blocked arteries and heart attack

Long-term alcoholics are at a higher risk for postoperative infections following elective cardiac surgery

Long-term alcoholics are at a higher risk for postoperative infections following elective cardiac surgery

First clinical guidelines to help improve the diagnosis and treatment of people with normal pressure hydrocephalus

First clinical guidelines to help improve the diagnosis and treatment of people with normal pressure hydrocephalus

Current state of knowledge and experience with vascular birthmarks

Current state of knowledge and experience with vascular birthmarks

Periodontal disease develops much earlier than dentists and other health professionals thought

Periodontal disease develops much earlier than dentists and other health professionals thought

Liverpool scientists have found a way of identifying families at high risk of pancreatic cancer

Liverpool scientists have found a way of identifying families at high risk of pancreatic cancer

Survey of general surgeons suggests that the amount of education and training they receive in palliative care is limited

Survey of general surgeons suggests that the amount of education and training they receive in palliative care is limited

Snail, a molecule normally important in embryonic development, can promote breast cancer recurrence

Snail, a molecule normally important in embryonic development, can promote breast cancer recurrence

Public hospital patients are often denied access to Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) surgery

Public hospital patients are often denied access to Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) surgery

PSA remains the best measure of the likelihood of prostate cancer recurrence after surgery

PSA remains the best measure of the likelihood of prostate cancer recurrence after surgery

More than two thirds of meta-analyses available to critical care physicians have major methodological flaws

More than two thirds of meta-analyses available to critical care physicians have major methodological flaws

Human fat cells produce a protein that is linked to both inflammation and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke

Human fat cells produce a protein that is linked to both inflammation and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke

Does surgery induce angiogenesis in dormant breast cancer?

Does surgery induce angiogenesis in dormant breast cancer?

Bariatric surgery is a safe option for treating obese patients who have coronary artery disease

Bariatric surgery is a safe option for treating obese patients who have coronary artery disease

Combining radiation, chemotherapy and liver transplantation increases survival in bile duct cancer patients

Combining radiation, chemotherapy and liver transplantation increases survival in bile duct cancer patients

Large scale study to see if angioplasty can be safely performed in small hospitals

Large scale study to see if angioplasty can be safely performed in small hospitals

New tool to measure coma depth

New tool to measure coma depth

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