Many cancers employ a sort of genetic smoke screen that allows them to hide from the body’s immune system. One variety of immunotherapy, however, may be able to clear the…
You might think that completing cancer treatment and surviving the terrible experience would be the ultimate relief, yet, a new report shares the heightened stress cancer survivors face, reports CBC…
According to a story from unmultimedia.org, a recent report has revealed that there are twenty countries across the world that still discriminate against people with Hansen's disease, also known as…
If you or someone you love has multiple sclerosis, you probably know a bit about myelin. The human body needs to protect its crucial nerve cells, so it surrounds them…
According to a story from Science Daily, patients with cystic fibrosis have to deal with higher concentrations of bacteria in the lungs within their first few years of life, which…
A strain of bacteria found in milk may trigger the development of rheumatoid arthritis in people who are already at risk genetically. Over a million adults in the United States…
According to a story from ABC News, medical researchers are beginning to monitor the long term health of people that have donated one of their kidneys. A kidney transplant can…
According to a story from seas.yale.edu, a recent study conducted under the supervision of Yale University is providing new clues for the underlying cause of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The researchwea…
Pancreatic cancer carries one of the highest mortality rates of any cancer worldwide. One reason for this is that the disease is inexplicably aggressive. It metastasizes early. New research, however,…
Researchers at UC-Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital look to utilize dogs and cats to help find rare disease treatments, reported The Daily Beast. Recently, two bulldogs, Darla and Spanky, with…
A breakthrough app won the Henry Ford Health System’s first artificial intelligence challenge. A team from Israel developed the app to assist in monitoring conditions such as Parkinson’s and hydrocephalus.…
The Imperial College of London recently began development of a body suit to improve treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The suit uses a unique artificial intelligence interface to collect and…
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals recently brought a new familial hypercholesterolemia drug to clinical endpoint. The drug is currently being tested as MGL-3196. Here's what you need to know about the new drug.…
A new study has revealed several complications of a multiple sclerosis treatment. The studies illuminate difficulties surrounding a powerful drug treatment and potential pregnancies. Keep reading to learn more about the…
According to a story from Newswise, a recent study shows that Merkel cell carcinoma, which historically has affected only a few thousand people per year, is becoming more prevalent, especially…
Pompe disease affects roughly one person in every 40,000. One form of the disease specifically develops within the first months of birth, or early on in childhood. Now, the first…
According to a story from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, scientists from the university used a sample of skin cells from diseased patients and transformed them…
Multiple sclerosis represents one of the leading causes of disability in young adults. It’s an autoimmune condition that eats away at parts of the body’s nerve cells. Recent research by…
According to a story from brightsurf.com, a student at Clemson University discovered twenty-two different genes that are associated with the formation of glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive type of brain…
According to a story from MedicalXpress.com, a team of Chinese researchers successfully regenerated lung tissue in a patient using stem cells transplants. Although it is still in its infancy, growing…
The Westmorland Gazette reports that a new drug called Perjeta, has been given the thumbs up to treat women with metastatic breast cancer in England. Metastatic breast cancer is when one's…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a recent study that the reduced expression of miR-125a-5p results in an increase in the concentration of the protein TIMP-1. Prior research has associated…
According to an article from news-medical.net, a group of researchers from the Telomere and Telomerase Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have been able to pin down the…
According to an article from Newswise, another recent study is providing further support to the connection between severe gum disease and the development of certain types of cancer. Periodontitis is…
According to a story from biomedcentral.com, doctors have begun screening infants for tyrosinemia type 1. However, it is still unclear how accurate the screening process for this genetic disorder is.…
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