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New genes involved in acute lymphoblastic leukemia play fundamental role in prognosis of the disease

New genes involved in acute lymphoblastic leukemia play fundamental role in prognosis of the disease

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The inactivity or "silence" of certain genes plays a fundamental role in the prognosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia as well as in response to treatment, according to the results of research involving a ...





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First pharmaceutical drug to improve survival amongst patients with advanced hepatocarcinoma

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 27, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

International research involving the University Hospital of the University of Navarra, together with other hospitals in Spain, has shown that Sorafenib, an orally administered pharmaceutical medicine, results in patients ...


Torrefacto-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant properties

Biology /

created Mar 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Torrefacto-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant properties than natural roast, according to the dissertation defended by a biologist of the University of Navarra, Isabel López Galilea. She has emphasized in her study that ...


Removal of superficial tumors in esophagus by endoscopy can avoid extirpation of this part

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The removal through endoscopy of tumours that affect only the superficial layers of the oesophagus can avoid complete extirpation of this part of the digestive tract. The technique, carried out at the University Hospital ...


The traditional Mediterranean diet protects against diabetes

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 30, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The traditional Mediterranean diet provides substantial protection against type 2 diabetes, according to a study published on bmj.com today. The Mediterreanean diet is rich in olive oil, grains, fruits, nuts, vegetables, ...


Spanish scientists develop new crystals

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created Dec 15, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Scientists working at the University of Navarra in Spain say they have developed a more efficient laser crystal.


A treatment which slows the growth of colon and liver cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 21, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Leire García Navarro, a researcher at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Navarra, has developed a new treatment which slows the growth of colon and liver cancers.


Action of ghrelin hormone increases appetite and favors accumulation of abdominal fat

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The ghrelin hormone not only stimulates the brain giving rise to an increase in appetite, but also favours the accumulation of lipids in visceral fatty tissue, located in the abdominal zone and considered to be the most harmful. ...


A study relates neural damage provoked by ecstasy with ambient temperature at which it is consumed

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 03, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

There exists a direct relationship between the consumption of MDMA, or Ecstasy, at a high ambient temperature and an increase in the neural damage which this drug provokes. This was the conclusion of the research carried ...


A drug could improve the memory of those with Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A drug used in a type of hereditary metabolic disorder improved the memory of laboratory animals with Alzheimer's disease. The results of the project, developed by researchers of the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) ...


Bipolar disorder amongst children and adolescents receive late diagnosis

Bipolar disorder amongst children and adolescents receive late diagnosis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

75% of the cases of paediatric bipolar disorder are diagnosed late - up to 18 months - due to the symptoms manifesting themselves in a different manner depending on whether the patient is a child or adult. ...



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