Sadly, eating healthy is expensive. Counter intuitively, poor people are often the ones who are overweight, out of shape and
Day: April 27, 2019
Dengue research in the Philippines evolving over time
Communicable diseases including dengue continue to be major causes of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines. Now, researchers reporting in
Blood cancer’s Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments
New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful
Québec siblings with rare orphan disease lead to discovery of rare genetic diseases
Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have led to the discovery of two new neurodevelopmental diseases by an
Researchers verify new method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention technique
New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found for the first time that HIV can be
Key to targeting dormant cancer cells
An international team of scientists has uncovered the unique set of genes that keeps some cancer cells dormant. Led by
How a cell keeps its 2 metres of DNA without knots? Methods of rope climbers may be in play
DNA strands are long and fussy. They can actually tie into knots, makings parts of them difficult to read. And
Lung cancer under-recognized in people who have never smoked
A group of respiratory medicine and public health experts are calling for lung cancer in never-smokers to be given greater
Humanization of antibodies targeting human herpesvirus 6B
A research group led by Professor Yasuko Mori (Division of Clinical Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University) have succeeded
Association between high blood PCB levels and premature death
High levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the blood are associated with premature death. This is shown by a cross-disciplinary
