European Archives - Page 922 of 1104 - European Medical Journal

A New Treatment Option for Malaria?

THE DISCOVERY of a protein that assists parasites in attacking human red blood cells could be used to develop more developed vaccines for the disease…

BIAL and Neurocrine Announce Exclusive North American Licensing Agreement for Opicapone

Porto, Portugal and San Diego, California, February 10, 2017 – BIAL and Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX) today announced that they have…

New Blood Test Creates Optimism for Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

A BLOOD TEST to help predict the risk of non-relapse mortality (NRM) and severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in blood cancer patients who undergo a…

Merlin Protein Could Help Peripheral Nerves Repair Themselves

RESEARCHERS have learnt how a particular protein enables damaged nerves to repair themselves in a study using mouse models. The findings of this research…

Microgreen Consumption May Lower Cardiovascular Risk

MICROGREENS, seedlings of plants often used as up-market garnishes, may be the key to better cardiovascular protection and lower levels of circulating…

The Potential of SHP-1 Control in the Maintenance of Stent Patency

SURGICAL STENT implantation within Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients is an operation of limited long-term success, due to the accelerated rate at…

Mechanical Force Used by Antibiotics to ‘Tear Apart’ Resistant Bacteria

SCIENTISTS have found that antibiotics are still able to kill resistant bacteria by using mechanical force to ‘tear holes in the bacteria and rip them…

Scientists Report New Approach for Developing Safer and More Stable Polio Vaccines

MODIFYING existing ‘virus-like particles’ (VLPs) to create more stabilised structures could represent a new approach to developing more practical…

Large Genetic Study Identifies New Treatment Targets for High Blood Pressure

THE RESULTS of a large genetic study have validated 107 genes linked to high blood pressure, which could help scientists to identify at-risk patients and…

New Developments for Parkinson’s Therapy with COMT Inhibitors

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. There are currently…