Biomedical engineering is newest addition in Yale’s free online courses
Thursday, 30 October 2008- The Yale free online courses has added eight new online courses in history, economics, literature and, for the first time, biomedical engineering. The online courses, taught by leading faculty have been added to “Open Yale Courses,” the university’s free and open online education...
Edited by: JV
Benign prostatic hyperplasia usually worsens without treatment, says UK study
Thursday, 30 October 2008- A systematic review of the placebo arms of clinical trials confirms that benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is likely to become more serious over time, according to European researchers in a study published in the October issue of BJU International.
“Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a...
Edited by: JV
Prostate Cancer Study Shows No Benefit for Selenium and Vitamin E
Tuesday, 28 October 2008 - A current review of Prostate Cancer Prevention Study shows no benefit for use of selenium and vitamin E supplements. Initial, independent review of study data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other institutes...
Edited by: FGR
Prominent British stem cell scientist to quit UK for France
Tuesday, 28 October 2008- Colin McGuckin, a leading British adult stem cell scientist, has announced plans to quit the UK for France due to lack of sufficient funding or support.
According to a report by the London daily Telegraph, McGuckin, professor of regenerative medicine at Newcastle University and an...
Edited by: JV/News agencies
Unsupervised junior doctor removed child’s wrong kidney
Monday, 27 October 2008 - The wrong kidney was removed in “Our Lady’s Children's Hospital” in Crumlin, a suburb of the Irish capital Dublin. The family of the child reported in the online service Independent.ie they had raised concerns a number of times as the child was taken to theatre. The family, who want to remain...
Editor: FGR
Hong Kong is testing meat, vegetables and processed food for melamine
Monday, 27 October 2008 - Hong Kong will be testing meat, vegetables and processed food for melamine, according to reports from news agencies. This clearly underlines concerns about environmental contamination and food safety. Thousands of children in China fell sick with kidney problems. They consumed milk that...
Edited by: FGR
US study shows prostate grown from adult stem cell
Monday, 27 October 2008 - Genentech researchers have found adult stem cells in the prostate capable of regenerating a new prostate gland -- or, perhaps, able to become prostate cancers.
In mice, the researchers were able to make individual prostate stem cells grow into new prostates. The same kind of cells can...
Source: JV/WebMD Health News
Prostate cancer gene test provides new early detection
Monday, 27 October 2008 – Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common male cancers in the Western world. Currently, early detection of PCa depends on an abnormal digital rectal examination and an elevated prostate-specific-antigen (PSA) level requiring a prostate biopsy, often associated with anxiety, discomfort,...
Immunomarkers of prostate cancer
Friday, 24 October 2008 - Topusov et al. investigated how immunological status changes correspond to the presence of prostate cancer (PC) in patients who underwent an initial prostate biopsy. They presented their study during the EAU 2nd North Eastern European Meeting recently held in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The...
Edited by: Joel Vega
Researchers examine Toluidine Blue test as cheaper option in male infertility diagnostics
Thursday, 23 October 2008 - Semen analysis is routinely used for male fertility potential evaluation in clinics. However, a significant overlap in the values of sperm concentration, motility and morphology between fertile and infertile men has been clearly shown, making fertility assessment unreliable if only semen...
Edited by: JV/Tsarev I. et al.
