Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and U.S. launch of the Clik™ Anchor for its Precision Plus™ Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) System, the world’s…
Acupuncture Is Equally Effective With Simulated Needles
Simulated acupuncture sometimes referred to as placebo is just as beneficial as real acupuncture for treating nausea in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University…
Eye Development Error Found To Be The Cause Of Cataracts, Glaucoma
A Jackson Laboratory research team, working in collaboration with researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, show that RNA granules – key players in messenger RNA (mRNA)…
Little Benefit From Antibiotic Treatment In Patients Producing Discoloured Phlegm
Prescribing antibiotics for patients with discoloured phlegm caused by acute cough has little or no effect on alleviating symptoms and recovery, a Cardiff University study has found. Acute cough is one of…
Parkinson’s disease drugs may lead to impulse control disorders
Mayo Clinic researchers found that dopamine agonists used in treating Parkinson’s disease result in impulse control disorders in as many as 22 percent of patients. Mayo Clinic first reported on this topic…
Study: Short telomeres may predispose people to age-related diabetes
New evidence has emerged from studies in mice that short telomeres or “caps” at the ends of chromosomes may predispose people to age-related diabetes, according to Johns Hopkins scientists. Telomeres are repetitive…
Non-invasive brain stimulation improves swallowing ability among stroke survivors
Study Highlight: — Non-invasive electrical stimulation to the brain may improve swallowing ability among stroke survivors, which may help avoid life-threatening complications. Stroke patients who received electrical brain stimulation coupled with swallowing…
Study finds malaria as a serious problem for patients with landmine injuries
Malaria can complicate the course of disease in poor farmers with landmine injuries in underdeveloped countries, where both malaria and war injuries are frequent causes of illness and death. Tove Heger’s doctoral…
AAE wants to dispel negative myths about root canal treatment
When it comes to their teeth, Americans have strong feelings about keeping them. According to a January 2011 survey by the American Association of Endodontists, 70 percent of Americans want to avoid…
Study identifies unique adult animal stem cells that can turn into neurons
A group of scientists at Marshall University is conducting research that may someday lead to new treatments for repair of the central nervous system. Dr. Elmer M. Price, who heads the research…
New Technique Allows Noninvasive Tracking Of Stem Cells In The Brain
A new technique using “quantum dots” produced through nanotechnology is a promising approach to monitoring the effects of stem cell therapies for stroke and other types of brain damage, reports the April…
Study finds risk of heart attack among patients with TIA
Patients who have suffered a “mini stroke” are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. These…
Two new studies on post-traumatic stress disorder
Two related studies released by this week by Geisinger Health System researchers identify specific genetic risks associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and help identify key psychosocial predictors that may lead to PTSD….
Scientists Identify Gene Responsible For Skin Reaction In Epilepsy Treatment
Research published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. A multinational team of scientists led by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the University of Liverpool has…
Protein That Protects Cancer Cells From Chemo And Radiation Therapy Discovered By LSUHSC Research
Research led by Daitoku Sakamuro, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and the LSUHSC Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has identified a protein that enables the…