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Dental implants from nanodiamonds
Date: Sep-20-2013UCLA researchers have discovered that diamonds on a much, much smaller scale than those used in jewelry could be used to promote bone growth and the durability of dental implants. Nanodiamonds, which are created as byproducts of conventional mining and refining operations, are approximately four to five nanometers in diameter and are shaped like tiny soccer balls...
Shorter radiotherapy for early breast cancer 'best option'
Date: Sep-20-2013Results from a 10-year study confirm that giving radiotherapy to women with early breast cancer in a lower overall dose through fewer, higher doses is at least as effective and safe as the current standard of a higher overall dose. The finding comes from the UK Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy (START) trials, results of which were recently published in The Lancet Oncology. During the study, 4,451 women from 35 radiotherapy centers in the UK were recruited between 1999 and 2002 for two different subsets of the trial...
Examining the source behind Sherpa mountain fitness
Date: Sep-20-2013The Sherpa population in Tibet is world-renowned for their extraordinary high-altitude fitness, as most famously demonstrated by Tenzing Norgay's ability to conquer Mount Everest alongside Sir Edmund Hillary. The genetic adaptation behind this fitness has been a topic of hot debate in human evolution, with recent full genome sequencing efforts completed to look for candidate genes necessary for low oxygen adaptation...
New technique speeds up cancer diagnosis during surgery
Date: Sep-20-2013Tissue-conserving cancer surgery is a highly skilled procedure which involves time-consuming tissue preparation to detect the margins of cancerous tissue. The goal is to remove as much of the tumour as possible while sparing healthy tissue. With funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), experts at The University of Nottingham have developed a highly accurate prototype technique which can produce a detailed 'spectroscopic fingerprint' of each tissue layer removed during surgery...
MERS: transmitted from animals to humans 'on several occasions'
Date: Sep-20-2013Scientists say that that Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is likely to have been transmitted from animals to humans on more than one occasion, according to a new study published in The Lancet. The largest study of MERS-CoV so far has been conducted by researchers from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health, University College London (UCL) and UCL Partners, and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute...
Link between racism and depression, anxiety in youth
Date: Sep-20-2013An international review led by the University of Melbourne has found children and young people experience poor mental health, depression and anxiety following experiences of racism. The first of its kind, the review showed 461 cases of links between racism and child and youth health outcomes. Lead researcher Dr Naomi Priest at the McCaughey VicHealth Centre for Community Wellbeing at the University of Melbourne said the review demonstrated racism as an important factor influencing the health and wellbeing of children and youth...
E-readers benefit some dyslexics
Date: Sep-19-2013Many of us enjoy the benefits of having a virtual library on the go with an e-reader, and now, researchers have found that dyslexic readers are able to read more easily, quickly and with better understanding by reading short lines on e-reader devices. The results of the team's study, led by Matthew H. Schneps of the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Laboratory for Visual Learning, were published in the journal PLOS ONE. The researchers say that 5-17% of all readers face reading problems as a result of dyslexia...
How uterus checks embryo reveals why some do not implant
Date: Sep-19-2013Fertility experts have discovered how the uterus performs quality control on a new embryo before determining whether to accept it. They hope the discovery will help develop new techniques to improve the success rate of IVF. The team, from the UK Universities of Southampton and Warwick, and the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, found if the endometrium - the lining of the uterus - fails to sense chemical signals from the fertilized egg, it silences many of the genes involved in allowing it to embed in the uterus...
Keeping a beat determines brain's language response
Date: Sep-19-2013When a good song comes on the radio, it is often hard to resist nodding your head to the beat. Now, researchers have found that the accuracy with which we respond to a beat may determine how effectively ours brains respond to speech. Researchers from Northwestern University, led by Professor Nina Kraus, say their findings suggest that musical training could potentially improve the brain's response to language...
13th Annual Conference on Strategic Project & Portfolio Management for Pharma, Barcelona, Spain, 27th - 29th January 2014
Date: Sep-19-2013Make the Right Decisions From R&D to Product Launch and Control Your Risks for a Rock Solid Pipeline! As the operating landscape for pharmaceutical R&D becomes more cost-constrained, critical decision-making and a clear corporate strategy are evidently crucial elements in Strategic Project and Portfolio Management (PPM). PPM innovation will allow streamlined processes to actively support resource allocation, investment and commercial translation for market success...
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