Health and Medicine
This subject area encompasses research and studies in the field of human medicine.
Among the wide-ranging list of topics covered here are anesthesiology, anatomy, surgery, human genetics, hygiene and environmental medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pharmacology, physiology, urology and dental medicine.
New method predicts hip joint decay from chemotherapy
Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital say they have found the best way for predicting when patients will need future surgery to repair hip…
Lean for Life: Baby Formula that Fights Fat
The foods, under development at the Clore Laboratory at the University of Buckingham, will be supplemented with leptin, the hunger hormone. Those who take the…
Leicester's European Centre of Excellence for hypertension
Professor Bryan Williams, Professor of Medicine at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and University of Leicester said: “This latest recognition is a classic…
The EU Childhood Obesity Programme – First results support hypotheses
The first results of the EU Childhood Obesity programme indicate that low protein content infant formulae bring metabolic and endocrine benefits, as well as…
Molecular signature may identify cisplatin-sensitive breast tumors
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center have identified a subgroup of hard-to-treat breast cancers that may be sensitive to the…
Strawberry daiquiris – the extra-healthy cocktail?
While exploring ways to help keep strawberries fresh during storage, researchers from Thailand and the US discovered that treating the berries with alcohol led…