Adding the novel MM-398 to standard treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who have already…
Month: June 2014
Diet or exercise? ‘Energy balance’ real key to disease prevention
A majority of Americans are overweight or obese, a factor in the rapid rise in…
Deploying midwives in poorest nations could avert millions of maternal, newborn deaths
A modest increase in the number of skilled midwives in the world’s poorest nations could…
Puzzling X-rays point to dark matter
Astronomers using ESA and NASA high-energy observatories have discovered a tantalizing clue that hints at…
Master regulator of key cancer gene found, offers new drug target
A key cancer-causing gene, responsible for up to 20 percent of cancers, may have a…
Reproduction later in life is a marker for longevity in women
Women who are able to naturally have children later in life tend to live longer…
First year university students struggle to remember basic concepts learned the year before
University freshers struggle to remember basic concepts from their A-level studies according to new U.K….
Link unlikely between insomnia symptoms, high blood pressure, study concludes
Insomnia does not put people at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, a new…
Alternative energy evaluation: Net energy analysis should become a standard policy tool, scientists say
To be viable, wind farms, power plants and other energy technologies should deliver more energy…
First comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines available now
Evidence-based recommendations to standardize the diagnosis and management of concussion in children have just been…