Medical Wellness
Gulf grows between research practice and participant preferences in genetic studies
Obtaining consent for genetic studies can be an opportunity for researchers to foster respectful engagement with participants, not merely to mitigate legal…
Gene test shows which bladder cancer patients may have cancer spread
Cancer scientists have designed the first molecular test to predict which bladder cancer patients may have cancer involvement in their lymph nodes at the time…
Case Western Reserve and Athersys show regenerative benefit of MultiStem after spinal cord injury
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) announced a joint scientific study on spinal cord injury will be published…
Unlocking the secret(ase) of building neural circuits
In their latest study, researchers at the Salk Institute uncovered presenilin's productive side: It helps embryonic motor neurons navigate the maze of chemical…
Special sugar, nanoparticles combine to detect cholera toxin
A technique developed by University of Central Florida scientists would allow relief workers to test water sources that could be contaminated with the cholera…
New CPR technique for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest increases survival by 53 percent
The study, which is published in the January 19th, 2011 online version of Lancet, and will be in an upcoming publication of Lancet, determined that active…