Archive: 03/07/2018

A commonly offered add-on treatment for IVF fails to provide any benefit in a large randomized trial

An add-on treatment commonly offered to female IVF patients to improve their chance of success has been shown in a large randomised trial to be of no value. "Endometrial scratch", a technique whereby a small scratch or tissue ...

Jul 3, 2018

More than 8 million babies born from IVF since the world's first in 1978

Forty years after the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, an international committee monitoring progress in assisted reproduction reports today that the global total of babies born as a result of IVF ...

Jul 3, 2018

Blood test enables reading out the internal clock

With a new blood test, researchers at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin can determine the state of a person's internal clock. Once the internal rhythm of patient is known, drugs could be administered at particular ...

Jul 3, 2018

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Mechanism leading to cortical malformation from brain-only mutations identified

Focal malformations of cortical development (FMCDs) are a heterogeneous group of brain cortical abnormalities. These conditions are the most common causes of refractory epilepsy in children and are highly associated with ...

Jul 3, 2018

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A novel tool to study Alzheimer's disease mechanisms and possible remedies

Scientists in Dresden, Germany, have been successful in mimicking mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease in a novel, stem cell-based model system that reproduces features of human brain tissue. This experimental tool can be used ...

Jul 3, 2018

Team makes a step towards earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

A multidisciplinary team from the University of Granada has developed software that can make it easier to identify potential pancreatic cancer biomarkers and thereby achieve earlier diagnosis of the disease. These biomarkers ...

Jul 3, 2018

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Study shows where brain transforms seeing into acting

You see the flour in the pantry, so you reach for it. You see the traffic light change to green, so you step on the gas. While the link between seeing and then moving in response is simple and essential to everyday existence, ...

Jul 3, 2018

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Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for low back pain and can cause harm, despite increased prescribing

Anticonvulsant drugs are increasingly being used to treat low back pain, but a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) finds they are ineffective and can have adverse effects.

Jul 3, 2018