The Guide To The Future Of Medicine by Bertalan Meskó Enormous technological changes are heading our way. If they hit us unprepared, which we are now, they will wash away the medical system […]
The Guide To The Future Of Medicine
New Pathways for Development and Better Patient Outcomes
International Conference Report “Better Science, Better Health: New Trial Pathways and Better Patient Data” On October 21st, an international group of experts was invited to the Royal College of Physicians in London […]
Struggle for Science in Africa
Ebola Outbreak Highlights Struggle for Science in Africa and Inequalities in Global Health Research by Tamer Fouad, MD As authorities scramble to contain the spread of Ebola, it helps to take a step […]
Genetic Factors Behind Surviving or Dying From Ebola Shown In Mouse Study
A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadly range of reactions to the Ebola virus. People exposed to Ebola vary in how the virus affects them. Some […]
New Therapy Leads to Lasting Remission in Leukemia Patients
Six years and one day ago, a 5-year-old girl named Tori Lee was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. “There’s nothing worse to hear as […]
Global Leaders Gather to Coordinate Ebola Response at World Bank
Date: October 9, 2014 Source: AFP / Powered by NewsLook.com Summary: Leaders gathered at the World Bank to coordinate a response to the Ebola epidemic. West African presidents called for a stronger […]
Human Genome Was Shaped By An Evolutionary Arms Race With Itself
New findings by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggest that an evolutionary arms race between rival elements within the genomes of primates drove the evolution of complex regulatory networks […]
Harvard Scientist Urges People to Stop Drinking “Low-Fat” Milk
Vegans may have had it right all along; while raw, organic milk offers numerous health benefits, a Harvard researcher and pediatrician argues that conventional milk and dairy products alike are a detriment […]
Scanadu selected for the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE
To boldly go where no one has gone before… @XPRIZE $10M Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE Competition Scanadu is proud to share that it has been selected as one of the Final 10 teams […]
Out-of-Africa Migration Selected Novelty-Seeking Genes
AS HUMANS migrated out of Africa around 50,000 years ago and moved across the planet, evolution may have latched onto a gene linked to risk-taking and adventurousness. The idea, first put forward […]
TRIBUTE to Professor Christian de Duve on his 90th birthday by Pierre Courtoy MD PhD
A TRIBUTE TO Professor Christian de Duve on his 90th birthday by Pierre Courtoy MD PhD Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 5, pages 902–905, September/October 2007 As its name implies, the Journal […]
Inauguration of “Foundation de Duve”
Topic: Professor Christian de Duve, Nobel Price in Medecine 1974 will celebrate his 90th birthday on 25 October 2007. Organizing Committee: The Scientific Community of “de Duve Institute” organizes a Gala Diner […]
