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One of the trickiest parts of treating brain conditions is crossing the blood brain barrier (BBB), a blockade of cells that prevent both harmful toxins and helpful... Read More »

EMD Millipore, a division of Merck, and the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine, a Canadian nonprofit, have announced a collaboration to develop... Read More »

A new study suggests that FTY720, a drug that has shown promise in treating multiple sclerosis, significantly improves locomotor recovery in mice with spinal cord... Read More »

Now early detection and proper treatment is paying off; lowering some common complications. A 2012 CDC study showed diabetic amputations went down 65 percent between... Read More »

Personal mobile computers increase medical residents’ efficiency, reduce delays and enhance continuity of care, according to a study in the Archives of... Read More »

The world’s tallest man seems to have stopped growing after treatment at the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center. 8-foot-3-inch Sultan Kosen of Turkey... Read More »

Hip replacements are now a common surgery. All hip replacement patients are monitored to make sure their replacement hip is functioning properly, but new research is... Read More »

A study by Columbia University researchers suggests that cells in the intestine can be coaxed into making insulin, circumventing the need for a stem cell transplant... Read More »

Tranzyme Pharma and Norgine B.V. announced today that studies of ulimorelin, a drug which was designed to help patients recover their gastrointestinal (GI) function... Read More »

The liver is uniquely able to regenerate after tissue damage or partial removal. A specialized cell type, known as liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, has been... Read More »

75 percent of asthmatic children do not use their inhalers correctly, resulting in unnecessary emergency situations. Cambridge Consultants, a technology design and... Read More »

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) stem cell researchers have shown that insulin and nutrition keep blood stem cells from differentiating into mature blood... Read More »

Results from a study released today show that HIV rates among African American women are much higher than previous estimates. The HPTN 064 Women's HIV... Read More »

There may be a new surgical option for people who need to lose 30 pounds or more, and it doesn’t require an implanted device or permanent anatomy change... Read More »

Memory encoding is a mystery. The strength of neural synaptic connections are involved, but synaptic components are short-lived while memories last lifetimes. This... Read More »

Infants and toddlers who have been treated for cancer tend to reach certain developmental milestones later than do their healthy peers, say researchers at the... Read More »

A new study shows that many of the genes known to play a role in type 1 diabetes (T1D) are expressed in pancreatic beta cells, suggesting that the cells responsible... Read More »

Researchers have identified a genetic signature for a severe, often painful food allergy -- eosinophilic esophagitis -- that could lead to improved diagnosis and... Read More »

As scientists continue making breakthroughs in personalized cancer treatment, delivering those therapies in the most cost effective manner has become increasingly... Read More »

Researchers in New Zealand have developed a prototype Bluetooth-enabled medical monitoring device that can be connected wirelessly to your smartphone and keep track... Read More »