A recent study published in the Lancet has investigated the effects of starting chemotherapy on patient survival, according to the UK Government website. It was found that many factors can…
Scientists working at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are trying to build a collection of every drug ever developed. They are planning on using the collection to re-purpose…
According to a story from Financial Buzz, the pharmaceutical company Albireo Pharma recently announced that the first patient has been enrolled in its Phase 3 trial testing its experimental candidate…
How far would you go to stop cancer? Not metaphorically. Literally. Caryn Lubetsky has an answer. It’s the distance between Key Largo and Key west. Caryn Lubetsky is an attorney,…
A clinical trial that is investigating a drug designed to treat ulcerative colitis has completed patient enrolment, reports Business Wire. Ulcerative colitis is a long-term inflammatory bowel condition. The severity…
A team of researchers at Imperial College Lonon in the UK have carried out studies that suggest it may be possible to use gene editing to treat pancreatic cancer, reports…
According to a story from news-medical.net, researchers working with the Institute for Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin were able to successfully treat young patients that were obese…
As someone who has suffered with chronic vertigo for the past year and a half, and who deals with a chronic vestibular condition, I know all too well how debilitating…
Researchers at Western University and the Lawson Health Research Institute have found that increased water drinking does not slow the decline of kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease,…
The hemoglobin A1C test is a test that is commonly used to determine if patients have diabetes. A study last year in February 2017, by the American Medical Association found…
A woman from the UK, whose husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease many years ago, has the unique distinction of being able to detect the disease in patients through a…
New research is showing that patients sometimes use crowdfund websites to pay for fake stem cell transplants and other dubious medical procedures, according to a story from medicalxpress.com. Crowdfunding websites…
An international team of researchers studying the effects of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) in children have found that half of the children had received a liver transplant by age…
A rare but serious disease caused by flesh-eating bacteria has been studied, and researchers have identified the mechanism by which it progresses. This has lead them towards potentially effective treatments…
According to a story from medicalxpress.com, a recent study from the University of Birmingham discovered that the progression of multiple sclerosis could be predicted by spinal fluid analysis. This could…
In data presented earlier this month in San Diego at the 2017 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, researchers noted that female patients with psoriatic arthritis had significantly higher rates of…
According to a story from Neuroscience News, the case of a woman with neck dystonia who was using a deep brain stimulation device called an implantable pulse generator (IPG) indicates…
According to a story from eurekalert.org, a recently study has helped reveal some of the genes that are associated with hemiplegic migraine headaches. About 15-20 percent of adults in the…
According to a new study, pregnant women with high levels of cortisol and high blood pressure may have Cushing's disease. Although Cushing's is rare during a woman's pregnancy, the conclusion…
A phase 3 Murano clinical trial has shown that combining the drugs Venclexta (venetoclax) and Rituxan (rituximab) could be an effective treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, reports Cancer Updates, Research,…
A recent study published online at JAMA Neurology, provides evidence that exercise is not only safe for Parkinson's disease, but may also hold the key to stopping the advancement of…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved a drug called Darzalex (daratumumab) in combination with the drug Velcade (bortezomib), melphalan, and prednisone (known collectively as VMP) for…
According to a story from eurekalert.org, the first patient that received treatment with alipogene tiparovovec reported positive results after an eighteen month treatment period. Alipogene tiparovovec is a gene therapy…
According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, treatment of chronic pain is always a difficult task for health care professionals. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are especially prone to…
According to a story from Sickle Cell Anemia News, the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital just received $1 million in grant funding from The Links Foundation, which is one of…
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