Scientists are collaborating on a new international research project to identify antibiotics that can kill tuberculosis and fight resistant strains. “We want to accelerate the discovery of new compounds that can be…
Disorganized Cells Tend To Become Cancerous
Cells which properly organize themselves into communities live long and prosper, but disorganized cells can become cancerous. A study by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the different…
Homeopathic treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus) patient
The authors present an interesting study on the effect of Homeopathic remedies on a patient with Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Introduction: Type 2 (formerly Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) appears to…
Tenex Health Receives FDA Clearance For Innovative TX1™ Tissue Removal System
Tenex Health announces FDA 510(k) clearance of the TX1 Tissue Removal System. This portable, self-contained system offers precise soft tissue removal for tendons and other soft tissues with intended use in the…
New Gel To Heal Sinus Surgery Wounds
Researchers in New Zealand and Australia have collaborated to develop a new gel to heal wounds after a sinus surgery. Emeritus Professor Brian Robinson of Otago’s Chemistry Department produced the gel; Professor…
You are what your father ate!
Scientists have discovered evidence that environmental influences experienced by a father can be passed down to the next generation, “reprogramming” how genes function in offspring. The new study, conducted by researchers at…
Asthma linked to bacterial communities
New Delhi: A new UCSF-led study has found that asthma may have a surprising relationship with the composition of the species of bacteria that inhabit bronchial airways. This finding could suggest new…
Ovarian cancer resists chemotherapy
Scientists at York University have uncovered a genetic process that may allow ovarian cancer to resist chemotherapy. They studied a tiny strand of our genetic makeup known as a MicroRNA, involved in…
Found Lung Cancer Genes, Blood Test May Be Next
Norwegian researchers have discovered genes that increase not only one’s risk of lung cancer, but perhaps one’s urge to smoke as well. Now these researchers are working on developing a blood test…
Nearly 12 million in U.S. are cancer survivors, CDC says
Nearly 12 million people in the United States are cancer survivors, almost four times as many as 40 years ago, reflecting big strides in cancer detection and treatment and the effect of…
Mortality High in DCIS Patients Who Get Invasive Breast Cancer
A study published online March 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute says that women with ductal carcinoma in situ—DCIS—who later develop invasive breast cancer in the same breast are…
Breastfed babies ‘more intelligent’
The most comprehensive British study of breastfeeding to date shows that it continues to have an effect on a child’s mental ability right through secondary school. The study of more than 10,000…
Now they can give you heart surgery through the wrist
When Paul Hope suffered a major heart attack on Valentine’s Day this year he was rushed to hospital and given life-saving surgery – through an incision in his wrist. Traditionally the operation…
Laughter is the best medicine
Laughter is a tonic that speeds up healing by boosting blood circulation in patients, say researchers. A five-year study of patients with leg ulcers has established that a hearty chuckle stimulates the…
Passive smoking can harm your unborn baby
A new study, led by researchers at Nottingham University, has revealed that pregnant non-smokers who breathe in the second-hand smoke of other people are at an increased risk of delivering stillborn babies…