MUNICH, Germany, August 31 /PRNewswire/ -- - Sub-group analysis of landmark trial showed prasugrel substantially reduced risk of heart attack and stent thrombosis compared with clopidogrel among ACS…

Scientific happenings, big and small, on this day in history But first, today’s quiz: The answer may seem obvious, but don’t be fooled – it’s not what you think. On this day in 1886, the first…

UXBRIDGE, England, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has published guidance that recommends Baraclude(R) (entecavir) as an option for treatment…

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered the earliest form of human blood stem cells and deciphered the mechanism by which these embryonic stem cells replicate and grow. They also found a…

Radiation from the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 likely rearranged chromosomes in some survivors who later developed papillary thyroid cancer as adults, according to…

STAINES, England, August 28 /PRNewswire/ -- - Not for distribution in the United Kingdom - Research Adds to Already Demonstrated Efficacy in Adult Population Parents and paediatricians are today…

OSLO, August 28 /PRNewswire/ -- - Results Further Support the Clinical Profile of This Novel Anti-Cancer Agent Under Development to Improve the Survival of Patients With Hormone Refractory Prostate…

Most people probably think of change when they hear the word evolution, but some of evolution's most amazing molecular inventions have stuck around hundreds of millions, even billions of years. The…

COPENHAGEN, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- - Summary: Genmab Reports Results for the Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2008 Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today results for the six month period ended June…

MELBOURNE, Australia, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor David Hill, Director of The Cancer Council Victoria, will commence in his role as President of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC…