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Spray-on skin relieves emotional trauma for child burn victims
Spray-on skin is helping child burns victims cope with the trauma of scarring, according to a study by University of…
08 Aug 2006
Immunisation
Immunisation is an important method of disease prevention. By receiving a vaccination, usually in the form of an injection, a person can be 'immunised' against…
03 Aug 2006
Anaemic children with cancer benefit from Erythropoietin
Children with cancer who develop anaemia during chemotherapy can benefit from a weekly dose of erythropoietin (EPO), according to researchers…
02 Aug 2006
Scientists isolate leukemia stem cells in a model of human leukemia
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston and their colleagues have isolated rare cancer stem cells that cause…
02 Aug 2006
Acquired immune system (B cells and T cells)
The acquired immune system's lymphocytes (T cells and B cells) attack antigens like bacteria and viruses, and create antibodies that prevent re-infection.
31 Jul 2006
Gastrointestinal Fistulas
Fistulas (fistulae) are abnormal connections between two epithelial surfaces. Epithelial surfaces are present in hollow structures (such as blood vessels and organs) and comprise the…
28 Jul 2006
Chronic Conditions More Likely in Young Children in Foster Care
Children in foster care are more likely to have chronic conditions if they are young and live in a small…
27 Jul 2006
Digital Cameras and Internet Ease the Pain of Oral Disease
Dental researchers are combining the ease of digital photography with the internet to develop a new and inexpensive way to…
27 Jul 2006
Doctors Treating Pain from Circumcision More Seriously
One of the first things most little boys in the U.S. experience is something they’ll never remember-circumcision-but that doesn’t mean…
27 Jul 2006
