The
editors at medGadget discussed a study appearing in the journal Inorganic Chemistry
regarding research at Bielefeld University in Germany which demonstrated a new
method of disrupting the spread of cancer using molecules that bind to DNA.
Sarah
Knapton, with The Telegraph, discussed research published in JAMA about a
new stem cell treatment which is reversing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
Robert
Preidt, for Health Day, discussed a study performed by Cancer Research UK,
which demonstrated that obesity raises the risk of cancer in women 40%.
Jane
Brody, for the NYT, reported on a study appearing in The Lancet which
described a constellation of symptoms which appear to foretell a diagnosis of
Parkinson's disease, including tremors, balance problems, constipation, low
blood pressure, dizziness, erectile and urinary dysfunction, fatigue, depression
and anxiety.