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2024 16 May
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2015 13 Jan
A study which appears in the 13 January issue of JAMA reports that the funding of medical research rose across the world, especially in Asian countries, between 2004 and 2012. Notably, China tripled its investment from $2.6 billion in 2004 to $9.7 billion in 2012. The global growth of medical research investments comes despite a decline in the share...Read more
2014 20 May
When the MIHealth Forum opens in Barcelona this week, attendees will have access to leading industry experts in the fields of health management and clinical innovation. The two-day event will feature plenary addresses, informative exhibits and small group sessions, which encourage interaction between visitors and the Forum’s International Scientific...Read more
2014 03 Apr
New study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research reports that patients injected with onabotulinumtoxin A (“Botox”) demonstrated substantial improvement in their depressive symptoms. The findings of a recent study on the effects of OnabotulinumtoxinA (referred to as Botox) on depression, published in the Journal...Read more
2014 10 Jan
According to new US research published in the journal PLOS ONE, specific bacteria may be the major cause for premature birth where labour is triggers by waters breaking too soon. These findings suggest certain bacteria may lead to thinning of the membranes around the baby, causing them to tear. The report could pave the way for a screening...Read more
2014 03 Jan
In the fight against aging, restricting calorie consumption is among the few actually proven methods. The underlying mechanism is still unknown, yet calorie restriction has been shown to prolong lifespan in worms, yeast, flies, monkeys, and as per some recent studies, in humans too. Keren Yizhak is a doctoral student in Prof. Eytan Ruppin's...Read more
2013 31 Dec
Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem have successfully been able to reveal the mechanism that allows some bacteria to avoid treatment with antibiotics. This breakthrough could lead to new methods to control this type of bacteria. It is known that bacteria are able to achieve resistance to antibiotics via mutation, however there...Read more
2013 20 Dec
A University of Surrey research team has developed an innovative device that can differentiate between normal and unhealthy cells. The team, led by Michael Hughes, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has developed a device that analyses the electrical properties of cells - with hopes that it will enable the early detection of oral cancer and...Read more
2013 19 Dec
James E. Rothman, Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine 2013, spent the most extraordinary week of his life in Sweden when accepting ‘the once in a lifetime recognition’ with his colleagues Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof at the Nobel Awards ceremony in Stockholm. During his trip Rothman, also senior advisor to GE Global Research...Read more
2013 15 Nov
According to a pioneering study recently published in the journal ‘Nature’, the work of University Distinguished Professor of Biology Kim Lewis has led to a promising new approach in the treatment for and elimination of the methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. This powerful antibiotic-resistant bacterium, dubbed the "superbug",...Read more