In der Süddeutschen Zeitung ist heute ein Essay mit dem Titel „Der Preis der Gesundheit“ von Guido Bohsem. Ausgehend von den nichtöffentlichen Preisverhandlungen für das Hepatitis-C-Medikament Sovaldi® des amerikanischen Herstellers weiterlesen…
One reason pancreatic cancer can be so challenging to treat is because its cells have found a way to sidestep chemotherapy, research shows. They hijack the vitamin D receptor, normally weiterlesen…
HIV can lie dormant in infected cells for years, even decades. Scientists think unlocking the secrets of this viral reservoir may make it possible to cure, not just treat, HIV. weiterlesen…
NWA 7034, a meteorite found a few years ago in the Moroccan desert, is like no other rock ever found on Earth. It’s been shown to be a 4.4 billion-year-old weiterlesen…
Minority stress — which results from being stigmatized and disadvantaged in society — affects same-sex couples’ stress levels and overall health, research indicates. Authors of a new study state that weiterlesen…
Craigslist’s entry into a market results in a 15.9 percent increase in reported HIV cases, according to research. When mapped at the national level, more than 6,000 HIV cases annually weiterlesen…
A strong link between the most aggressive type of breast cancer and a gene that regulates the body’s natural cellular recycling process, called autophagy, has been uncovered by researchers. weiter weiterlesen…
‘Bio-molecular interaction analysis, a cornerstone of biomedical research, is traditionally accomplished using equipment that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars,’ said the senior author of a new study. ‘Rather weiterlesen…
Ethicists question the impact of health information that is available online, specifically hospital advertisements, and argue that while the Internet offers patients valuable data and tools — including hospital quality weiterlesen…
More than three-fourths of US neurosurgeons practice some form of defensive medicine–performing additional tests and procedures out of fear of malpractice lawsuits, new research reports. weiter … Source:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_health/~3/2ECccq_tAvE/150130121619.htm