Implantable islet cells come with their own oxygen supply
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting ...
Positive Phase 2 results of NovaDigm TX’s NDV-3A vaccine published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
BOSTON - April 25, 2018 - NovaDigm Therapeutics, a company developing innovative immuno-therapeutics and preventative vaccines for fungal and bacterial ...
Consuming protein supplements with meals may work better for weight control
A new systematic review of available evidence appearing in Nutrition Reviews indicates that consuming protein supplements with meals may be ...
Telemedicine aided people hit by hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Direct-to-consumer telemedicine is a viable way to deliver medical care in the days following a natural disaster, although most people ...
New uses for existing antiviral drugs
Zika virus. Ebola virus. Influenza. SARS and MERS corona viruses. Existing and emerging viral diseases are an increasing problem, particularly ...
Drinking baking soda could be an inexpensive, safe way to combat autoimmune disease
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2018) - A daily dose of baking soda may ...
Exposure to domestic violence costs US government $55 billion each year
Credit: Case Western Reserve University The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of ...
Malaria study reveals gene variants linked to risk of disease
Many people of African heritage are protected against malaria by inheriting a particular version of a gene, a large-scale study ...
‘Incompatible’ donor stem cells cure adult sickle cell patients
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Doctors at the University of Illinois Hospital have cured seven adult patients of sickle cell disease, an ...
Hospital patients are eager to play a role in tracking health data, researchers find
INDIANAPOLIS -- New research shows that patients in the hospital are eager to collaborate with clinicians to track their health ...
New robot for skull base surgery is very accurate and alleviates surgeon’s workload
Credit: Bart van Overbeeke/Eindhoven University of Technology Drilling out a hole in the skull base has to be done with ...
More than 1 in 20 US children and teens have anxiety or depression
April 24, 2018 - About 2.6 million American children and adolescents had diagnosed anxiety and/or depression in 2011-12, reports an ...
Experimental arthritis drug prevents stem cell transplant complication
An investigational drug in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis prevents a common, life-threatening side effect of stem cell transplants, new ...
Burning tumors away
Some 80,000 Americans will be diagnosed with a brain tumor this year according to the American Brain Tumor Association. Many ...
Organoids reveal how a deadly brain cancer grows
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 24, 2018) Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an incredibly deadly brain cancer and presents a serious ...
Bariatric surgery successes lead to type 2 diabetes treatment
Bariatric surgery has long yielded almost immediate health benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes, and new findings on the ...
What if you could know that your mild cognitive impairment wouldn’t progress?
(IOS Press) Researchers from the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon found that, in some mild cognitive impairment patients, ...
What can a tasty milkshake teach us about the genetics of heart disease?
From 2002 to 2005, about 800 people in Minnesota and Utah drank more than 1,500 milkshakes, and they got to ...
Brain activity linked to stress changes chemical codes
Credit: UC San Diego Five years ago, a team of University of California San Diego neurobiologists published surprising findings describing ...
Study identifies overdose risk factors in youth with substance use disorders
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has identified factors that may increase the risk of drug overdose in ...
