Archive: 04/09/2014
Researchers define a spontaneous retinal neovascular mouse model
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which involves formation of abnormal blood vessels in the retina, is a leading cause of vision loss. A subgroup of neovascular AMD, known as retinal angiomatous proliferation ...
Sep 4, 2014
World experts race to deploy experimental Ebola drugs (Update)
World health experts met in Geneva on Thursday for urgent talks on fast-tracking experimental drugs as doctors in the worst-hit countries pleaded to be given the serums.
Sep 4, 2014
Study shows complexities of reducing HIV rates in Russia
Results of a new study conducted in St. Petersburg, Russia, show that decreasing HIV transmission among Russian HIV-infected drinkers will require creative and innovative approaches.
Sep 4, 2014
Plant-based research prevents complication of hemophilia treatment in mice
While healthy people have proteins in their blood called clotting factors that act quickly to plug wounds, hemophiliacs lack these proteins, making even minor bleeds difficult to stop.
Sep 4, 2014
Oxidized LDL might actually be 'good guy'
A team of investigators at the University of Kentucky has made a thought-provoking discovery about a type of cholesterol previously believed to be a "bad guy" in the development of heart disease and other conditions.
Sep 4, 2014
Breast radiation trial provides more convenience, better compliance, lowered cost
An experimental regimen of once-weekly breast irradiation following lumpectomy provides more convenience to patients at a lower cost, results in better completion rates of prescribed radiation treatment, and produces cosmetic ...
Sep 4, 2014