Archive: 16/10/2014

Nearly 1 in 20 cancer patients die within month of surgery

(HealthDay)—In a study of more than 1.1 million cancer patients who had surgery, Harvard researchers found that almost 5 percent died within one month of their operation. These findings are scheduled to be presented at ...

Oct 16, 2014

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'Sporadic' MERS cases in Saudi: health ministry

Saudi Arabia is seeing "sporadic" cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which has killed 324 people in the country, the health ministry said Thursday.

Oct 16, 2014

New perspectives for development of an RSV vaccine

Respiratory Syncytial Virus causes severe respiratory tract infections and worldwide claims the lives of 160,000 children each year. Scientists at VIB and Ghent University have succeeded in developing a promising vaccination ...

Oct 16, 2014

Immune cell subset in mouse model of disease promotes healing and reduce inflammation

A scientific team led by UC San Francisco researchers found that regulatory T cells (Tregs), a specialized subset of immune cells, suppress inflammation and muscle injury in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Oct 16, 2014

Project yields new directions for allergy research

A new practical tool developed by a Simon Fraser University scientist could provide clues to the mysterious causes of allergic responses, and how to prevent or treat them.

Oct 16, 2014