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Stanford engineers have created a new type of self-propelled medical device that is capable of controlled motion through the bloodstream. Ada Poon, an assistant... Read More »
Chemists in Germany have developed a system that may be able to effectively ‘turn off’ pain-sensitive neurons. They have done this using a chemical... Read More »
Scientists have found a way to allow for more effective use of Quantum Dots (Qdots) in cancer cells by overcoming a common hurdle using Sendai virus. Qdots are small... Read More »
Scientists at Yale have discovered how mitochondrial DNA defects cause maternally inherited deafness. They focused on a specific mutation that occurs in a gene that... Read More »
A new study has revealed differences in the brains of infants, as young as six months, who later develop autism compared to those who do not. The study looked... Read More »
Every year in the United States alone, 785,000 people will have a first heart attack and 470,000 more will suffer a repeat heart attack, according to the Centers for... Read More »
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Shiva SinghGood to know we have healing within us.
Feb 16, 2012
Aurora SterlingHeart disease is one of the most common causes of death. Hopefully, research like this will one day change that stat.
Feb 15, 2012
New research suggests that diabetes may start in the intestines. Since it is the pancreas that produces insulin and the liver that stores sugar, scientists have often ... Read More »
New York University researchers have found that blood collected from deep pockets of periodontal inflammation can be effective in measuring blood glucose. A new study ... Read More »
Two new studies published today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), show hopeful advances in the treatment of Amyloid Light-chain (AL)... Read More »
Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute are one step closer to providing personalized treatments to children with a certain type of brain cancer... Read More »
Researchers from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine have unlocked the secrets of a root extract that Chinese herbalists have used for approximately 2,000 years... Read More »
An international research team, including scientists from the University of Rochester, discovered the mechanism by which a protein protects some immune cells from... Read More »
A new Yale study of preterm births has found the possibility that Cesarean sections might not be as harmless as previously thought in some cases. Researchers looked... Read More »
Scientists at McGill University have discovered that the most deadly form of ovarian cancer does not, in fact, originate in the ovary. These findings could change the ... Read More »
An unfortunate side effect of some organ transplants is deafness caused by antibiotics and anti-rejection drugs. Now researchers have found that cochlear implants to... Read More »
Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered key differences in arthritic knee and hip joints using analytical tools they developed, which could lead to ... Read More »
Researchers have discovered that stopping certain oral bacteria from having access to other groups of bacteria in the mouth could prevent gum disease and tooth loss... Read More »
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Zhi PengListerine and bugs in your mouth, yum.
Feb 8, 2012
Richard NoguchiI wonder if this would mean less money for people in the dental business lol
Feb 8, 2012
A research team at the University of Southern California has found that fasting can slow tumor growth and limit its spreading, and can be combined with chemotherapy... Read More »
Scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia led a study on congenital... Read More »
A research team led by the University of Minnesota has made a key finding in understanding whether stem cells proliferate or differentiate. The mechanism by... Read More »