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Protein that can knock out HIV identified: Study
In a pioneering research scientists claim to have identified a protein that can knock out HIV which causes AIDS by starving it of raw materials it needs to reproduce. An international team, led by the …
GE healthymagination fund invests in Check-Cap Ltd
GE Capital and GE Healthcare, the financial services and healthcare divisions of General Electric Company recently announced an investment in Check-Cap Ltd, a developer of an ingestible imaging capsule that may help detect colorectal cancer. …
Scientists stumble upon electrical property of arteries
A study has recently revealed electrical property in arteries not seen before in mammalian tissues. The study led by Jiangyu Li, Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington found that the wall of the …
System to deliver organ transplant drug- without harmful side effects
A new system for delivering a drug to organ transplant patients, who could avoid the risk of harmful side effects, is being developed by scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
The drug, cyclosporine (CsA), …
GCU helps develop lifesaving application
Experts at Glasgow Caledonian University in Glasgow, Scotland, have helped to develop the world’s first fully-integrated first aid system in an app to help people take action during a medical emergency.
Researchers teamed up with Lifesapps, …
Dangerous abortions on the rise, WHO
A study conducted by The World Health Organisation suggests that the global abortion rates are stable at 28 per 1, 000 women a year. Nevertheless the proportion of the total abortions that are carried out …
WHO warns of bird flu research dangers
According to a recently released statement by the World Health Organization (WHO) it has warned that recent studies on whether changes to the H5N1 strain of avian influenza could make it more transmissible …
Surgeon pioneers gallbladder removal through belly button
Santiago Horgan, a robotic surgery expert and Director of University of California San Diego Centre for the Future of Surgery pioneered the removal of a diseased gallbladder through a patient’s belly button in 60 minutes, reports a study.
It took Horgan just …
Scientists make discovery about controlling body fat
Scientists at Warwick Medical School in the UK have made an important discovery about the mechanism controlling the body’s ‘fat switch’, shedding new light on our understanding of how proteins regulate appetite control and insulin …
Poorly contracting uterus in diabetic women increases risk of caesarean birth: University of Liverpool
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that the strength of uterine contractions in diabetic pregnant women is significantly weaker than in non-diabetic women, increasing the risk of emergency caesarean birth. In the past …
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