Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

A New Male Contraceptive Pill

A novel oral contraceptive pill for males has shown significant safety results, according to new research. Birth control pills are widely used in modern…

New Discovery Could Help Overcome Chemoresistance in a Form of Breast Cancer

Improved care for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) could take place following the discovery that the condition is chemoresistant even before…

Number of X Chromosomes Key to Different Cell Behaviours During Cell Reprogramming

Behavioural differences between male and female cells during the process of cell reprogramming are linked to the varying number of X chromosomes that…

Increasing Muscle Strength Could Improve Brain Function

Muscular strength is correlated with the functional ability of the brain, suggests research from the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. The study…

Improving Resilience Could be Beneficial for Schizophrenia Patients

Enhancing resilience levels can improve physical as well as mental health in schizophrenia patients, according to research from the University of…

Discovery of Receptor Could Lead to New Treatments for Alzheimer’s

A receptor of the Alzheimer’s APP protein fragment called APPsα, which stimulates memory and nerve cell communication, has been discovered for the first…

Engineered T Cells Shown to Eliminate Paediatric Brain Cancer

Elimination of a paediatric brain tumour called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) has successfully taken place in a mouse model through the…

Antimicrobials Can Prevent Life-Threatening Disease in Pneumonia Patients

Antimicrobial therapy can inhibit the growth of bacteria and help prevent life-threatening disease in patients with pneumonia, according to researchers…

New Understanding of How Antimicrobial Resistance Spreads Through Bacterial Populations

Dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transfer between bacterial populations, and the ways in which this affects the emergence and spread of disease…

Changes to Microglia Can Affect the Development of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Neurodegenerative disorders could be influenced by changes occurring to the brain’s immune cells, called microglia, according to scientists from the…