Scientists Transform Skin Cells Direct To Brain Cells, Bypassing Stem Cell Stage
Bypassing the stem cell stage, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California converted mouse skin cells directly into neural precursor cells,...
COCIR calls for clinical information systems investment
COCIR has published the results of a survey conducted among European acute care hospitals on the availability, use and investment plans for health information...
NHS Trust promises telehealth for 30,000 patients
Up to 30,000 patients across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, in the southeast of England, could benefit from using self-care technology to support...
Lower Limb Amputation Rates Associated With Diabetes Drop, US
An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that between 1996 and 2008, the amount of leg and foot amputations among...
Engineered Bacteria Effectively Target Tumors, Enabling Tumor Imaging Potential In Mice
Tumor-targeted bioluminescent bacteria have been shown for the first time to provide accurate 3D images of tumors in mice, further advancing the potential for...
Electronic medical records explain gender differences
Women report more intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who scanned a large...
Overworking Linked To A 2-Fold Increase In The Likelihood Of Depression
The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working...
UK shadow health minister backs LED lighting
The shadow health minister for the UK, Andy Burnham, has shown his support for new lighting technology developed in Atherton that helps NHS Trusts...
Tumor Growth Not Halted By Cell Senescence
A collaboration between a cancer biologist from the University of Milano and 2 physicists has shown that cell senescence occurs spontaneously in melanoma cells,...
Cloud-based patient data installed at NHS Trust
St. Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has installed two EMC Symmetrix® VMAX™ systems as part of a new five-year plan to overhaul...
