Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Enable Improved Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that holds great promise for improving the lives of…
Medicine
Study Shows Viral Suppression Helps Lower Risk for Many Types of Cancer
A new study by the Yale School of Public Health and partner institutions is the first to examine the potential cancer prevention benefits of prolonged…
New Technique Fine-Tunes Treatment for Epilepsy Patients
One of three epilepsy patients experience no relief from drugs and are candidates for surgery. An advance by researchers at Yale and the Cleveland Clinic…
Machine-Learning Algorithm Compares 3D Scans Up To 1,000 Times Faster
Medical image registration is a common technique that involves overlaying two images, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, to compare and analyze anatomical differences…
Engineers Develop a Probiotic Mix of Bacteria to Treat Cholera
MIT engineers have developed a probiotic mix of natural and engineered bacteria to diagnose and treat cholera, an intestinal infection that causes severe dehydration. Cholera…
Fat Cell Filling, Ketogenic Diet, and the History of Biochemistry
Brown tissue whitening causes cell death, inflammation There’s more than one type of fat cell. Besides the white fat that stores triglycerides in lipid droplets…
“Therepi” Device Enables Direct Delivery of Medicine to the Heart
“Therepi” device attaches directly to damaged heart, enabling delivery of medicine from a port under a patient’s skin to augment cardiac function. After a patient…
Researchers Reveal Diabetes Results From Breakdown of Epigenetic Control
Diabetes affects more than 400 million individuals worldwide. In what is becoming a paradigm shift, researchers have begun to find that the disease may result…
New 3D Printing Technique Enables Cheaper Patient-Specific Medical Research
New 3-D printing technique enables faster, better, and cheaper models of patient-specific medical data for research and diagnosis. What if you could hold a physical…
Researchers Develop a Wireless Way to Power Human Implants
MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the…
Neuroscientists Link APOE4 Gene to Alzheimer’s
People with a gene variant called APOE4 have a higher risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease: APOE4 is three times more common among Alzheimer’s patients…
Scientists Synthesize New Compound Effective Against Drug-Resistant Pathogens
Researchers from North Carolina State University have synthesized an analog of lipoxazolidinone A, a small molecule that is effective against drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA….
New Nanoparticles Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier and Shrink Glioblastoma Tumors
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors. Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most…
Neuroscientists Identify the First Potential Treatment for Cosmic Radiation
Planning a trip to Mars? You’ll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX plan to send humans to the…
Nanoparticle Shows Promise for Treating Breast Cancer
USC researchers have pinpointed a remedy to thwart a protein that helps the metastatic spread of breast cancer, a leading cause of death for women….
Antibacterial Substance in Toothpaste Helps Combat Cystic Fibrosis
A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with an already FDA-approved drug. Michigan…
Variation of PM20D1 Gene Linked To Increased Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease
An article published in Nature Medicine with the collaboration of the research group of Dr. Manel Esteller, director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program…
Coffee Consumption During Pregnancy Linked to Child Obesity
A study published in the BMJ Open journal shows that even moderate coffee consumption during pregnancy, one to two cups per day, is related to…