Study sheds light on true risk for pancreatic cancer in patients with cysts
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. – July 11, 2016– A look back at more than half a million patient records has established that patients with pancreatic cysts...
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Warmer body temp puts the heat on the common cold
WavebreakmediaMicro – stock.adobe.com via Yale University New Haven, Conn. — A new Yale study reveals how body temperature affects the immune system’s response to the...
Milestone study on pomegranate anti-aging mechanism reported by Amazentis SA and EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 11, 2016 — Amazentis SA, an innovative life sciences company applying scientific breakthroughs in nutrition to manage health conditions linked to aging,...
New clue to how lithium works in the brain
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Since the 1970s, U.S. doctors have prescribed lithium to treat patients with bipolar disorder. While the drug has a good success rate,...
Effect of cholesterol medicine on inflammatory diseases mapped
The cholesterol medicine simvastatin, which is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the world, also has a beneficial effect on the immune defence...
Genetic testing can help deliver precision medicine to men with advanced prostate cancer
Genetic testing in men with advanced prostate cancer could pick up a significant proportion whose disease may be caused by inherited mutations in genes involved...
A step towards palliative care policy in Africa
ecancer’s latest Special Issue provides an update on rapidly evolving developments in palliative cancer care in Africa. This is the second special issue from ecancer...
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