Powerful Universal Search Engine Makes Scientific Research Easy to Find
Scientists across the world now have access to a powerful new tool not just to present their research, but also to have it discovered by a global audience. No longer do researchers or smaller labs have to worry about their hard work going unnoticed by other scientists, or have to feel restricted to print journals to communicate their ideas.
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Breakthrough may lead to anti-stroke vaccine
EU-funded scientists have discovered that the presence of low levels of a type of antibody in the immune system increases the chance of having a stroke, one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
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The Internet Has More Influence Over Consumer Health Actions than Traditional DTC Channels
The Internet has considerably more influence over consumer health decisions and actions than traditional channels like print, TV and radio, according to pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research's latest report, "Health Influence Mapping: Benchmarking the Influence of Various Sources on Consumer Health Actions."
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European Physician Adoption of Advanced Mobile Activities is Increasing
As mobile devices become more advanced, European physicians are turning to them for a number of uses in their professional practice, according to a recent study by Manhattan Research. About half of online European physicians check email on their mobile devices while nearly four in ten search on a mobile web browser.
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Manhattan Research Releases New Research on DTC's Impact on Pharma Website Visitation
NuvaRing® and Latisse® are the top pharmaceutical brands in terms of having the highest percentage of overall product website traffic driven by their DTC television advertisements, according to pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research.
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EU-funded researchers gain insights into genetics of lung functioning
A large-scale study has identified five new genetic loci (points on the genome) associated with the health of the human lung and pulmonary function. Publishing in the latest edition of the journal Nature Genetics, the partly EU-funded researchers explain that their findings shed new light on the molecular basis of lung disease and might lead to better treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and similar conditions.
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IBM, Novartis and Vodafone Join Forces to Help Halt Malaria in Africa
A new solution developed by IBM (NYSE: IBM), Novartis and Vodafone with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, is helping to save lives using everyday technology to improve the availability of anti-malarial drugs in remote areas of Tanzania. Called "SMS for Life", the initiative uses a combination of mobile phones, SMS (Short Messaging Service) technologies and intuitive web sites to track and manage the supply of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) drugs and Quinine injectables, both of which are key to reducing the number of deaths from malaria.
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The Internet has considerably more influence over consumer health decisions and actions than traditional channels like print, TV and radio, according to pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research's latest report, "Health Influence Mapping: Benchmarking the Influence of Various Sources on Consumer Health Actions."