According to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute the widespread concerns of cell phone users about an increased cancer risk are causeless. Cell phone antennas emit electromagnetic fields that can penetrate into the human brain, and scientists have wondered if this might cause tumors in the head or neck.
UK - Cervical cancer could be aggravated by a hormone-like molecule - prostaglandin - found in semen, according to a team of scientists led by Dr Henry Jabbour at the Medical Research Council's Human Reproductive Sciences Unit.
The new European Transplantation Regulation makes it very difficult, or even impossible, to run a bone bank from 2007 onwards.
Simple clinical measurements raise hope of targeted treatments for those at highest risk. The future risk of osteoporotic fracture can be predicted with 75% accuracy using a new mathematical formula, according to research published in the October issue of Radiology (RSNA.org).
Carrying a mutated BRIP1 gene doubles the risk of breast cancer — by aged 70 these women's risk rises from 1-in-12 to 1-in-6.
A new biodegradable solution has stopped bleeding in animals' wounds within seconds, according to a report in the journal Nanomedicine.
Earlier disease detection will save healthcare services
Beckman Coulter developed a new integrated lab systems: The UniCel DxC880i prototype should deliver efficient disease management services.
Innovative materials and technologies for medical devices are on show by GE Plastics.
AstraZeneca has been collaborating with researchers who detected a potential Aurora B inhibitor.
The 2006 Eppendorf and Science prize, the annual international research prize of US$25,000 has been awarded to Doris Tsao PhD, of the USA.
Could dinosaurs hold the key to solving human respiratory problems?
Workers suffer long-term health effects five years after World Trade Center terrorist attacks.
Small and medium-size contract research organisations (CROs) have huge potential. For the last few decades, pharmaceutical companies have increasingly chosen to use medium-size contract research organisations (CROs), or smaller organisations, rather than the larger organisations, due to their enhanced responsiveness and flexibility, that provides good geographic coverage, a broad therapeutic…
UK - A complex chain of molecular triggers involved in the development of malignant melanoma has been unravelled
Increased diagnostic possibilities for orthopaedic patients.
EU multidisciplinary lung research project aims to cure pulmonary hypertension.
Previous studies have shown that tobacco smoking increases the risk ...
Researchers found out important links between mental stress and characteristic complex physical inflammation reactions of allergies.
The foundation of the AESKU.KIPP Institute, based in Wendelsheim, Germany, presents a platform to initiate and co-ordinate international auto-immunity research projects.
Obesity is a burgeoning nightmare for everyone involved in healthcare delivery. New treatment possibilities can help to solve this probelm.
The objective of the CNIC is to lead cardiovascular research in Spain and establish itself as a leading international centre.
The First European Institute of Molecular Imaging (EIMI) was foundet at the Westphalian Wilhelms-University in Muenster, Germany.
Dr Hanns-Joachim Weinmann, Diagnostics and Radiopharmaceuticals, Magnetic Resonance Imaging & X-Ray Research, Schering AG, examines what is feasible and what still lies only at a tantalising distance.
An unnecessary rein on medical innovations, or a wise insurance for patients' protection?