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Circumcision Linked to Reduced Risk of Prostate Cancer in Some Men

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Écrit par Wiley | 29 Mai 2014

Circumcision is performed for various reasons, including those that are based on religion, aesthetics, or health. New research indicates that the procedure may help prevent prostate cancer in some men. The findings, which are published in BJU International, add to a growing list of advantages to circumcision.

Besides advanced age, African ancestry, and family history of prostate cancer, no...

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Companion Diagnostics Testing Market to Expand Significantly by 2020, Despite Low Reimbursement Rates, says GlobalData

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Écrit par GlobalData | 21 Mai 2014

LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 20 May 2014 - As one of the fastest emerging areas of in vitro diagnostic devices, the companion diagnostics testing market value will increase from $421 million in 2013 to $669.7 million by 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.85%, says research and consulting firm GlobalData.

According to the company’s latest report*, the major feature of the...

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Researchers identify link between colon cancer and metabolism

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Écrit par EMBO | 13 Mai 2014

HEIDELBERG, 13 May 2014 – More than 60 years ago Otto Warburg recognized that cancer cells differ from normal cells in the metabolic pathway they use for the oxidation of sugar. Rather than the typical series of oxidative steps that take place in the citric acid cycle, cancer cells metabolize sugar via the glycolytic pathway irrespective of whether oxygen is present or not. In The EMBO...

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Urine Test Best Detects Alcohol Use in Liver Transplant Candidates, Recipients

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Écrit par Wiley | 12 Mai 2014

Researchers from Italy confirm that urinary ethyl glucuronide (uEtG) accurately detects alcohol consumption in liver transplant candidates and recipients. The study published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, suggests that a combination of uEtG and the Alcohol Use...

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Rheumatology Research Highlights - Spring 2014

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Écrit par Wiley | 30 Avril 2014

Rheumatology Research Highlights provides members of the media with important medical evidence that focuses on rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile arthritis, and fibromyalgia.

In addition to Highlights, Arthritis & Rheumatology and Arthritis Care & Research provide news releases about important research under embargo....

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EMBO Gold Medal 2014 awarded to Sophie Martin

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Écrit par EMBO | 23 Avril 2014

Heidelberg, 23 April 2013 – EMBO today announced Sophie Martin of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, as the winner of the 2014 EMBO Gold Medal. The award acknowledges her work to understand the molecular events that define the organization and development of the cell.

Martin has been working for the past 15 years to understand cellular polarity, in particular the way in which the...

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Studies Offer Insight on How to Improve Kidney and Liver Transplantation

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Écrit par Wiley | 23 Avril 2014

The quality of kidney and liver donations is fundamentally important for the longevity of transplants and the health of recipients. That’s why it’s critical to know which organs are suitable for transplantation, as well as to use techniques that preserve an organ’s function after donation. Several studies published in the BJS (British Journal of Surgery) address these issues and...

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Sprifermin Offers Benefit for Cartilage Loss from Knee Osteoarthritis

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Écrit par Wiley | 16 Avril 2014

In a new study in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, at 12 months, total femorotibial cartilage thickness loss was reduced in sprifermin (recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 18)-treated knees compared to placebo-treated knees, with effects being significant in the lateral femorotibial compartment but not in the central femorotibial compartment.



Results published...

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New Clinical Definition for Epilepsy Improves Diagnosis Accuracy

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Écrit par Wiley | 14 Avril 2014

An expert task force has created a new definition for epilepsy that refines the scope of patients diagnosed with this brain disease. The study published in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), provides a greater level of detail to diagnose epilepsy by including individuals with two unprovoked seizures, and those with one...

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