Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

New Biomarker for Kidney Cancer Could Lead to Earlier Detection

A novel biomarker within the blood has been identified that could allow the earlier detection of kidney cancer, suggest researchers from Imperial College…

Vitamin B3 Holds Hope as New Acute Kidney Injury Treatment

Oral vitamin B3 supplementation could be the new method for treating, and potentially preventing, acute kidney injury, according to new study results…

Peer Review Week: An Interview with Dr Ozer Ural Cakici

Firstly, I want to draw attention to the position of the peer review process in scientific publishing: between a proposed manuscript and a published paper.

Guidelines Published to Help Tackle Depression in Perimenopausal Women

Guidelines relating to the diagnosis and treatment of perimenopausal depression have been published for the first time by a multi-institutional panel of…

New Method Can Overcome Immune Response to Gene Therapy

Autoimmune reactions to gene therapy can be overcome using a novel technique, according to researchers from Stanford University, California, USA…

ESC 2018 - Congress Highlights

Join us and catch a brief glimpse into the venue of this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress, in our inside look at Messe München…

The Importance of Individualised Fertility Care: An Interview with Dr Elena Labarta, Gynaecologist, IVI Clinic Valencia

The field of reproductive health is currently seeing rapid advancements. This was very much on display at the recent European Society of Human…

Important Discovery of Long-Living Macrophages in the Gastrointestinal Tract

Long-living macrophages in the gastrointestinal system play a crucial role in ensuring that the intestine functions normally in mice, researchers from…

Rare Cancer Continues to Take Lives

The number of lives lost due to cancer each year is astronomical. According to the World Health Organization (WHO): “Cancer is the second leading cause…

Short Telomeres in Heart Muscle Cells is a Feature of Cardiomyopathy

Abnormally short telomeres in the heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) of cardiomyopathy patients have been found by researchers from Stanford…