World's First Stem Cell Drug From Osiris : Approved!
There is great news for parents suffering the harrowing ordeal of their child needing a bone marrow ....
Generic Versions Of Blood Thinning Plavix Approved By FDA
Generic versions of blood-thinning medication - Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) - have been approved ....
PA32540 Cuts Gastric Acid Faster Than Enteric-Coated Aspirin
SAN DIEGO - The investigational compound PA32540 provides faster gastric protection than enteric-coa....
Some "Good" Cholesterol May Be Bad For Heart
It appears that in some cases, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the so-called "good" chol....
How Many Calories Should I Eat?
The number of calories people should eat each day depends on several factors, including their age, s....
Improving Understanding Of Psychiatric Disorders With The Help Of Zebrafish
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have shown that zebrafish could be used to study the ....
Monitoring Fetal Heart Using Bluetooth
Checking the heart of the unborn baby usually involves a stethoscope. However, an inexpensive and ac....
Serious But Rare Genetic Immune Disorder Studied By Scientists
Defects in the gene that encodes the XIAP protein result in a serious immune malfunction. Scientists....
Personal Genetic Test Results Have Not Driven Overuse Of Expensive Medical Care
People have more and more chances to participate in genetic testing that can indicate their range of....
Anti-HIV Product For Both Vagina And Rectum Using Reduced Glycerin Formulation Of Tenofovir Vaginal Gel
A change in the formulation of tenofovir gel, an anti-HIV gel developed for vaginal use, may make it....
Rare DNA Variations May Be Responsible For Differences In Susceptibily To Heart, Lung And Other Disorders
One-letter switches in the DNA code occur much more frequently in human genomes than anticipated, bu....
Regular Exercise May Increase Pain Tolerance
Stories of athletes bravely "playing through the pain" are relatively common and support the widespr....
Sleep Quality Impaired In Children With Epilepsy And Their Parents
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston have determined that pediatri....
Discovery Alters Prevailing View Of Splicing Regulation And Has Implications For Splicing Mutations Associated With Disease
There are always exceptions to a rule, even one that has prevailed for more than three decades, as d....
Improved Tool In The Fight Against Tuberculosis
A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the ....
Autism, Obesity And Schizophrenia Gene Isolated
The size of a baby's head is often related to neurological disorders, such as autism - which affects....
Genetic Test May Predict Risk Of Schizophrenia
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a test that can predict how ....
Hormone-Depleting Drug Shows Promise Against Localized High-Risk Prostate Tumors
A hormone-depleting drug approved last year for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer can help....
Distraction As Pain Relief
Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren't just in your h....
It's Not Just What You Eat, When You Eat Matters Too
When it comes to weight gain, when you eat might be at least as important as what you eat. That's th....
Genetic Discovery Will Revolutionize Understanding Of Gene Expression
Over the past decade, research in the field of epigenetics has revealed that chemically modified bas....
OSHA Regulations Can Be Good For Workers' Health, Save Lives
Research published in Science sheds light on a hot-button political issue: the role and effectivenes....
Renal Denervation Lowers Blood Pressure In Kidney Disease Patients
Disrupting certain nerves in the kidneys can safely and effectively lower blood pressure in patients....
For Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, One Type Of Open Heart Surgery Is Safer Than The Other
One type of open heart surgery is likely safer than the other for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patie....
Controlling Bacterial Population Density Within Infections
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have opened the way for more accurate research into new w....
Identifying Autism Risk In High Risk Siblings Of Children With ASD
By focusing on the identification of common genetic variants, researchers have identified 57 single ....
New National Guidelines For Treatment Of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
People with bleeding brain aneurysms have the best chance of survival and full recovery if they rece....
Dieting During Pregnancy Is Safe And Helpful
A study in BMJ reports that the risk for serious complications, such as pre-eclampsia, diabetes and ....
Anxiety Disorders And Cellular Metabolism Linked
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found an association between anxiety disorders and the....
Hunger Among Seniors In The USA Rose 78% In Ten Years
8.3 million (14.85%) seniors in the United States face the threat of hunger, say researchers at the ....
Athlete's High Pain Threshold May Help Pain Management Research
Athletes are often seen to put on a 'brave face and carry on' when they sustain an injury, which sup....
Drug Approval Faster In US FDA Than Its European Or Canadian Counterparts
Although the drug approval process in the U.S. has been perceived as too slow, the nation approves n....
Running Marathons - Death Risk Low, Higher Among Men
In recent years, the popularity of marathons has grown significantly and although the risk of dying ....
Reducing Booze Consumption Better For Public Health And Economy, Australia
According to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health, Australia could yield economic an....
Diabetes Population May Rise To 53 Million Within 13 Years In USA
By the year 2025, researchers predict that 53.1 million individuals in the United States will have d....
Fighting Multidrug-Resistant Bugs - Last Resort Drugs Being Used Increasingly
A study published in the open access journal PloS ONE reveals that the use of "last resort" antibiot....
Strict School Physical Education Laws Improve Children's Health
As childhood obesity and diabetes rates are skyrocketing in the US, many schools are eliminating phy....
Heart Healthier Oat Variety Developed
Plant breeders of the Wisconsin-Madison University have developed a new oat variety called BetaGene,....
Weight Management And Dieting During Pregnancy Is Beneficial
A woman who is both over weight and pregnant faces double challenges, not least because many women w....
The Influence Of Genes On Psychological Well-Being
Genes play a greater role in forming character traits - such as self-control, decision making or soc....
Women At Risk Of Post Natal Depression May Be Identified By Blood Test
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at r....
Animal Sampling For Ebola Should Focus On Carcasses
Response efforts to outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Africa can benefit from a standardized s....
Gene Therapy Helps Children With Rare, Incurable Brain Disease
Using gene transfer techniques pioneered by University of Florida faculty, Taiwanese doctors have re....
Surgical Vs. Nonsurgical Treatment For Cervical Spine Fracture
For older adults with "C2" fractures of the upper (cervical) spine, surgery and nonsurgical treatmen....
Glioblastoma Classification Revision Should Improve Patient Care
Radiation oncology researchers have revised the system used by doctors since the 1990s to determine ....
Older People With Chronic Leukemia May Benefit From Experimental Agent
The experimental drug ibrutinib (PCI-32765) shows great promise for the treatment of elderly patient....
Molecule That Prevents Heart Damage is Also Proving Its Worth In Diabetic Patients
ACE2, a molecule that has been shown to prevent damage in the heart, is now proving to be protective....
Trial Of ALK Inhibitor In Neuroblastoma, Lymphoma
A pill designed to zero in on abnormal genes that drive specific cancers has produced encouraging ea....
Potential New Drugs For Fox Tapeworm Infection In Humans
Scientists are reporting development and testing of a new series of drugs that could finally stop th....
Cheap New Paper-Based Diagnostic Test For Diabetes
With epidemics of Type 2 diabetes looming in rural India, China and other areas of the world where p....
Herbal Extract May Curb Binge Drinking
An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatmen....
Personalized Treatment Advances: Testing For Mutations Identified In Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Tumors
Screening lung cancer tumor samples for cancer-causing, or "driver," genetic mutations can help phys....
Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Benefit From Accelerated Chemotherapy Given Before Surgery
For some patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, treatment may begin before they undergo cyste....
Famous 1848 Case Of A Man Who Survived A Terrible Brain Injury Has Modern Parallel
Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was us....
For Medication Disposal, New Advice Is Trash Beats Take-Back
Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or gr....
Smartphones A Big Help To Visually Impaired
iPhones and other smartphones can be a huge help to the visually impaired, but few vision doctors ar....
Simple Task For 6-Month-Olds May Predict Risk Of Autism
A new prospective study of six-month-old infants at high genetic risk for autism identified weak hea....
Using Brain Computer Interface, Paralysed Patients Control Robotic Arms To Reach And Grasp
On April 12, 2011, nearly fifteen years after she became paralyzed and unable to speak, a woman cont....
First Case Of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy In Blast-Exposed Military Personnel
Investigators from Boston University (BU) and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System have sho....
The Risks Of Running Marathons
Even though hundreds of thousands more people finished grueling 26.2 mile marathons in the United St....