Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF NEURONOFF, INC. MADISON, Wis. -- By electrically stimulating nerves, neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, soothe ...

Nusinersen improves motor function in adults with spinal muscular atrophy

Study is first to report beneficial effects of Nusinersen in adults with longstanding spinal muscular atrophy type 3Credit: Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Department ...

What do we know about the gut microbiota in Parkinson’s disease?

Current research on the gut microbiome and its possible involvement in Parkinson's disease is promisingCredit: Academy of Finland Amsterdam, NL, ...

UC research finds potential target for tumor-causing condition

Credit: Colleen Kelley / University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI -- University of Cincinnati researchers have found additional ways to target the ...

First adult molars are ‘living fossils’ that hold a health record dating back to the womb

Credit: McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have found that a person's first permanent molars carry a life-long record of ...

Better biosensor technology created for stem cells

Rutgers innovation may help guide treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseasesCredit: Letao Yang, KiBum Lee, Jin-Ho Lee and Sy-Tsong (Dean) Chueng ...

CRISPR: More than just for gene editing?

researcher finds new use for revolutionary gene-splicing tool; Electrochemical CRISPR platform could lead to quick blood test for disease identification ...

What and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses

Credit: @Helmholtz Zentrum München / Uhlenhaut. The research conducted in mice found that the time-of-day dependent metabolic cycle is altered ...

Many teens have low iron, B12 levels years after bariatric surgery

Beneficial weight-loss treatments come with need for regular nutrition check-ups, new study reportsCredit: Cincinnati Children's The good news: bariatric surgery ...

Glutamine-blocking drug slows tumor growth and strengthens anti-tumor response

Credit: Howard Korn A compound developed by Johns Hopkins researchers that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the ...

TTUHSC researchers publish preclinical data on new drug combination to treat neuroblastoma

Credit: TTUHSC Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer outside of the brain in infants and young children and often fails ...

Physicians create guide for identifying, treating vaping lung illness

Clinicians' tool for EVALI treatment published in The Lancet Respiratory MedicineCredit: University of Rochester Medical Center As lung injuries from ...

Supplements don’t preserve kidney health in Type 2 diabetes

Vitamin D and fish oil don't prevent loss of kidney function in adults with type 2 diabetes, a clinical study ...

Simulation-based method to target Epilepsy goes into clinical trial

Researchers find new potential approach to type 2 diabetes treatment

Credit: Lo Lab The protein adipsin, which is produced in body fat, helps protect insulin-secreting cells called pancreatic beta cells ...

Regenstrief playing major role in nationwide effort to improve care for dementia patients

Brown University and Hebrew SeniorLife leading research incubatorCredit: Regenstrief Institute Regenstrief research scientists Christopher Callahan, M.D., and Alexia Torke, M.D., ...

Genetic diversity facilitates cancer therapy

Cancer patients with more different HLA genes respond better to treatmentCredit: MPI f. Developmental Biology/ Jürgen Berger The constant battle ...

University of Cincinnati finds new option for liver transplant patients