A new study from The Wistar Institute has found a link between the nervous system and the rapid development of neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), an aggressive form of the disease. Published in Oncogene, the study found high levels of neuromedin U (NMU), a neurotransmitter, in prostate cells during the earliest phase of NEPC formation.
Stakeholders in Uasin Gishu County have urged Parliament to adopt a balanced approach in amending Kenya’s tobacco laws, saying proposed regulations should protect public health without imposing undue…
The Council of Governors is seeking global partnerships to finance a Ksh68.8 billion investment plan aimed at reducing preventable maternal and newborn deaths across Kenya’s 47 counties.
The Benue State House of Assembly has approved legislation that will guarantee free treatment for victims of snakebite at government-owned hospitals across the state.
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal agency responsible for telling doctors and the general public how to use it has made no…
OXFORD, England — Making rare disease treatments economically attractive for drugmakers requires looking outside rare disease, according to experts interviewed by Endpoints News.
In a Canadian first, the cardiac team from London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has completed a heart transplant using the Transmedics Organ Care system, often referred to as “heart in a box.” The…
