Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) Provide the …
May 9, 2012 by European Society of Human Reproduction
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) should be used routinely to provide emergency contraception, according to the authors of the first systematic review of all available data from the past 35 years. They found that IUDs had a failure rate...
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Gene that controls chronic pain identifi…
September 25, 2011 by University of Cambridge
Research lays groundwork for the development of new, targeted pain medications A gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, has been identified by scientists at the University of Cambridge. The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)...
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How Inflammatory Cells Function Setting …
September 26, 2012 by New York University
A research team led by investigators at New York University and NYU School of Medicine has determined how cells that cause inflammatory ailments, such as Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis, differentiate from stem cells and...
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The Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill Hel…
January 18, 2012 by European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
The combined oral contraceptive pill does alleviates the symptoms of painful menstrual periods A large Scandinavian study that has been running for 30 years has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms...
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‘Clonal’ evolution in patient’s Maxillar…
September 28, 2012 by Translational Genomics Research Institute
Examination of sinus cavity tumor provides potential roadmap for rare cancer treatments Knowing how tumors evolve can lead to new treatments that could help prevent cancer from recurring, according to a study published today by the Translational...
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Offspring of childhood cancer survivors …
December 16, 2011 by Dagny Stuart
A large, retrospective study of the children of childhood cancer survivors who were treated with radiation therapy and/or some forms of chemotherapy found that the offspring do not have an increased risk for birth defects compared...
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