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Thursday, 14 March 2013

Novel Test Improves Survival Rate of Childhood Cancer

It is heartening to know that there is a huge improvement in survival rates of childhood cancer with the development of a novel test that can aid early detection of the cancer in children. According to Australian experts, this test can increase the survival rates by twice as much. Doctors from the Sydney Children's Hospital and the children's hospital at Westmead have developed a new test which can assess the presence of even small levels of leukemia ...


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Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Novel Drug may Improve Memory in People With Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

In people with moderate Alzheimer's disease, a new drug was found to improve memory problems, finds study. The drug is called ORM-12741. The drug is the first to target a specific subtype of adrenergic receptors (alpha-2C) in the brain, which are believed to be involved in modulation of brain functions under stressful conditions, or the "fight or flight" response. For the clinical trial, 100 people with moderate Alzheimer's disease were randomly given either ...


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