Archive: 30/06/2016

Breast cancer gene holds key to personalised medicine and new drug development

Nottingham scientists have identified a new breast cancer gene which, when over-expressed or mutated, indicates which patients will benefit from chemotherapy.

Jun 30, 2016

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Ending Tuberculosis in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is one of 22 countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The estimated number of new cases each year is a staggering 53,000 and as many as 12,000 afflicted ...

Jun 30, 2016

Researchers uncover potential flaws in test for Lyme Disease

A new microscopy technique (LM-method) developed to detect Lyme disease is unable to distinguish infected patients from healthy controls, yielding false-positive results that could lead doctors to over-diagnose a patient, ...

Jun 30, 2016

Bioinformatics software is developed to predict the effect of cancer-associated mutations

Researchers have developed free software that analyses mutations in proteins; these mutations are potential inducers of diseases such as cancer. The geneticists Asier Fullaondo and José Antonio Rodríguez, and the telecommunications ...

Jun 30, 2016

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E-cigarette use among college students—helpful aid or risky enabler?

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use continues to rise, and current data regarding use of e-cigarettes among college students are needed. The study, "Electronic Cigarette Use Among College Students: Links to Gender, Race/Ethnicity, ...

Jun 30, 2016