New minister to tackle Poland's healthcare crisis

Minister in charge of suicide prevention knows the crisis intimately.

New support to tackle pathogen secrets

The European Commission recently announced the launch of PathoGenoMics, to coordinate funding for research on disease-causing microbes. Graham Tebb reports.

Trusting new age weapons to tackle titin

natural history of multiple sclerosis. 8: Early prognostic features of the later course of the illness. J Chronic Dis 1977; 30: 819–30. Nagler B, Beebe GW, Kurtzke JF, Kurland LT, Auth TL, Nefzger MD. Studies on the natural history of multiple sclerosis. 1. Design and diagnosis. Acta Neurol Scand 1966; 42: 141–56. Orton SM, Herrera BM, Yee IM, Valdar W, Ramagopalan SV, Sadovnick AD, et al. Sex ...

Trusting new age weapons to tackle titin.

natural history of multiple sclerosis. 8: Early prognostic features of the later course of the illness. J Chronic Dis 1977; 30: 819–30. Nagler B, Beebe GW, Kurtzke JF, Kurland LT, Auth TL, Nefzger MD. Studies on the natural history of multiple sclerosis. 1. Design and diagnosis. Acta Neurol Scand 1966; 42: 141–56. Orton SM, Herrera BM, Yee IM, Valdar W, Ramagopalan SV, Sadovnick AD, et al. Sex ...

Could technology help us tackle the obesity crisis?

Technological changes in the last century have brought about profound change in the types and amounts of foods that people consume and the amount of physical activity in which they engage. One result has been a dramatic (and continuing) increase in bodyweight; at present, 2.1 billion people are overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m) worldwide, and 700 million are clinically obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m). Overweight ...