Scientists' picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease harms the brain may have to be revised, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. People with harmful forms of the APOE gene have up to 12 times the risk of developing Alzheimer's...
CDC papers discuss the potential roles of social and family networks, media, and lawmakers in efforts to prevent skin cancer by reducing use of indoor tanning devices, American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports Preventing skin cancer by reducing use of indoor tanning devices requires a...
Malaria control strategies must keep up with the rapidly changing patterns of malaria infection in low transmission settings, according to the authors of a new Review, published in The Lancet. Whereas women and young children suffer from the greatest burden of malaria in high transmission areas...
Targeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could increase the number of bystanders giving CPR and decrease deaths from cardiac arrest, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in its journal Circulation. Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac...
Getting some exercise is an established approach to weight-loss, however, many individuals do not recognize how useful it is to get a family member or friend "mate-up" using them while they are performing physical activities. An additional individual can provide enthusiasm to carry on by using a...
Pioneering research presented at the Fertility 2013 conference recently shows that a large proportion of male cancer patients are missing out on appropriate fertility advice. Sperm banking is routinely recommended for all men diagnosed with cancer who are at risk of long-term infertility, caused...
Sickle cell disease - the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States - causes red blood cells to distort into a crescent shape and block small blood vessels. New insights into how these abnormal cells disrupt circulation could lead to more effective treatment strategies, as...
So-called lifestyle diseases are gaining ground with epidemic speed in low-income countries. The traditional health focus in these countries has been to combat communicable diseases such as malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. However, research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that dividing...
Researchers at the University of Leeds have found a previously unknown mechanism through which pain is signalled by nerve cells - a discovery that could explain the current failings in the drug development process for painkillers and which may offer opportunities for a new approach...
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Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by which RNA drugs can control gene activity. A comprehensive review article in Nucleic Acid...
SMi is proud to present their 6th annual Pharmaceutical Parallel Trade Conference, taking place on 6th & 7th February 2012 at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London. This year's event will bring together expert speakers from different sectors within the industry, each with differing opinions and...
In 2020, the vast majority of adults in America will be overweight or obese and more than half will suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions, according to projections presented by Northwestern Medicine researchers at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Orlando. The...
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Pharma IQ has just published the results of an industry wide IP Crystals Survey, conducted recently among 6,000 patent specialists with over 65 % of those surveyed directly responsible for application drafting. The results showed that that almost 85.3 per cent of firms are currently involved...
I have always thought, naively and probably incorrectly, that what defined Accommodationist is what they think, not how they argue. At the same time, I have always thought that what defined a "New Atheist" is how we argued, and not what we think.
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eliminating them? Basically, my question is asking what issues are caused by the youth to the community (eg. graffiti, loitering, littering) and what are the recommended strategies to fix these issues? Thanks in advance.
congressional plans of Reconstruction? Compare and Contrast the goals and strategies of the Lincoln, Johnson, and congressional plans of Reconstruction.
Pharma IQ has conducted an interview with Chrissie Fletcher, Director and Head of International Biostatistics at Amgen, about Health Technology Assessment. Fletcher said: "The Health Technology Assessment dossier is really the single opportunity that people have to convince payers of the value...
If 1.5 lbs of fish cost $6.12
then what is the cost for 3.5 lbs.
need 2 thoughts and theories resolving this question
What is the math formula and number rules to this
How would you set up the equation
and
using Mental Math describe to me how you can teach me how to understand resolving this...