Écrit par EMBO | 08 Janvier 2014

HEIDELBERG, 8 January 2014 – Researchers in the United States have suggested an alternative way to allocate science funding. The method, which is described in EMBO reports, depends on a collective distribution of funding by the scientific community, requires only a fraction of the costs associated with the traditional peer review of grant proposals and, according to the authors...

Écrit par BONE THERAPEUTICS | 18 Décembre 2013

Gosselies, Belgium, 17 December 2013 - BONE THERAPEUTICS, the regenerative therapy company addressing unmet needs in the field of orthopaedics via a minimally invasive approach, today announces that as part of an expert consortium it has been awarded a share of a highly competitive Marie Curie grant totalling €3.8 million.  The Marie Curie grant is an award aimed at stimulating...

Écrit par Wiley | 10 Décembre 2013

Signs of inflammation in a man’s prostate biopsy may indicate he has a reduced risk of subsequently being diagnosed with prostate cancer in a future biopsy. That’s the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study’s investigators say that because of its predictive value, inflammation should be routinely...

Écrit par Wiley | 05 Décembre 2013

Exercise may benefit older people with dementia by improving their cognitive functioning and ability to carry out everyday activities, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. However, the authors of the review did not see any clear effect of exercise on depression in older people with dementia and say that more evidence is needed to understand how exercise...