New cancer risk gene found
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.
Solution revolution for bleeding control
A new biodegradable solution has stopped bleeding in animals' wounds within seconds, according to a report in the journal Nanomedicine.
Surviving the financial climate
Earlier disease detection will save healthcare services
Quicker lab reports saves costs
Beckman Coulter developed a new integrated lab systems: The UniCel DxC880i prototype should deliver efficient disease management services.
Material solutions
Innovative materials and technologies for medical devices are on show by GE Plastics.
New Cancer Drug Hope
AstraZeneca has been collaborating with researchers who detected a potential Aurora B inhibitor.
Neurobiology
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.
The big question
Could dinosaurs hold the key to solving human respiratory problems?
Ground Zero
Workers suffer long-term health effects five years after World Trade Center terrorist attacks.
Drug trials
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…
Discovered: a new genetic route to skin cancer
UK - A complex chain of molecular triggers involved in the development of malignant melanoma has been unravelled
MDCT imaging technique to evaluate bone healing
Increased diagnostic possibilities for orthopaedic patients.
Pulmotension
EU multidisciplinary lung research project aims to cure pulmonary hypertension.
Tobacco
Previous studies have shown that tobacco smoking increases the risk ...
Student's immune defences hit by examination nerves
Researchers found out important links between mental stress and characteristic complex physical inflammation reactions of allergies.
An all-out attack on auto-immune disease
The foundation of the AESKU.KIPP Institute, based in Wendelsheim, Germany, presents a platform to initiate and co-ordinate international auto-immunity research projects.
Drug, vaccine and surgery
Obesity is a burgeoning nightmare for everyone involved in healthcare delivery. New treatment possibilities can help to solve this probelm.
The Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
The objective of the CNIC is to lead cardiovascular research in Spain and establish itself as a leading international centre.
The European Institute of Molecular Imaging
The First European Institute of Molecular Imaging (EIMI) was foundet at the Westphalian Wilhelms-University in Muenster, Germany.
Here - and the far horizons
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.
Health technology assessments
An unnecessary rein on medical innovations, or a wise insurance for patients' protection?
Aging and death
A medical failure or biological necessity?
The advent of personalised therapies
12 distinguished researchers and industry representatives presented the latest molecular medicine research at the Molecular Medicine - from Diagnostics to Therapy symposium - one in a series of annual diagnostics seminars organised by the Forum Medicine Technology & Pharmaceutics e.V.
Defying physics
Dr Robert Krieg, Director of MR Molecular Imaging at Siemens Medical Solutions, described, in an interview with Daniela Zimmermann of European Hospital, the limitations of physics and the potential clinical benefits of hybrid technology - and a hitherto hush-hush MRI-PET project
