Écrit par WHO | 13 Mars 2013

12 MARCH 2013 - The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has informed WHO of a new confirmed case of infection with the novel coronavirus (nCoV).


The patient, a 39-year-old male, developed symptoms on 24 February 2013. He was hospitalized on 28 February 2013 and died on 2 March 2013. Preliminary investigation indicated that the patient had no contact with previously reported cases of nCoV...

Écrit par EMBO | 12 Mars 2013

HEIDELBERG, 12 March 2013 – Attaching chains of the small molecule ADP-ribose to proteins is important for a cell’s survival and the repair of DNA damage, making this process a promising target for the development of new cancer drugs. Researchers have now identified a much sought after enzyme that removes such ADP-ribose modifications from proteins by studying a genetic mutation...

Écrit par Institut Curie | 12 Mars 2013

Aujourd’hui plus de 100 patients, de l’Institut Curie et des centres de lutte contre le cancer de Marseille, Nancy, Dijon et bientôt Lyon, Nantes et Toulouse participent à SHIVA, un essai clinique totalement innovant basé entièrement sur le profil moléculaire de la tumeur. Une première mondiale dans le domaine de la cancérologie. Preuve est faite qu’il est possible de réaliser la...

Écrit par Didier Poli | 12 Mars 2013

A recent clinical trial found that interferonβ-1a (INF) and glatiramer acetate (GA), two of the most commonly prescribed drugs for multiple sclerosis (MS), provide no additional clinical benefit when taken together. While findings published today in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society, suggest that taking both INF...