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Johns Hopkins scientists have published laboratory data refuting studies that suggest blood vessels that form within brain cancers are largely made up of cancer... Read More »

Here’s your weekly collection of medical news making waves this week. Robotic surgery: Improving patient outcomes and opening the door for telesurgery... Read More »

Researchers at Oregon State University have tapped into the extraordinary power of carbon nanotubes to increase the speed of biological sensors, a technology that... Read More »

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Although 90 percent of the cases of the disease occur in people over the age of... Read More »

Research has found that the dementia drug donepezil, already widely used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD), also helps in moderate to severe... Read More »

Chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents a ... Read More »

Laser-based measurements are proving to be a promising method for the assessment of osteoporosis. A research team has developed an ultrasound technique that uses... Read More »

Research from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute shows that by using a CT scan (computerized tomography), doctors can predict which... Read More »

In the war against obesity, one's own fat cells may seem an unlikely ally, but new research from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) suggests... Read More »

Gilead Sciences, Inc. has announced full Phase 3 clinical trial results from a study demonstrating that the Quad, a once-daily single tablet regimen of elvitegravir... Read More »

How does the heart respond the weightless world of space and what can that teach us about cardiology on the ground? NASA Public Affairs Officer Josh Byerly talks with... Read More »

Taking a sample from just one part of a tumor may not give a full picture of its ‘genetic landscape’, according to a landmark study published in the New... Read More »

A rarely seen phenomenon in cancer patients -- in which focused radiation at the site of one tumor is associated with the disappearance of metastatic tumors all over... Read More »

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by The Wistar Institute has announced a clinical trial showing the immune system can fight HIV infection if given the... Read More »

New ongoing research published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests organ transplant recipients may not require anti-rejection medication in... Read More »

An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging from life-threatening immune deficiencies to the common cold... Read More »

Researchers have found that women with breast pain who receive imaging (mammograms, MRIs or ultrasounds) as part of breast pain evaluation, undergo follow-up... Read More »

A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease. A new review... Read More »

Among people who suffer from what's known as medically intractable epilepsy, in which seizures are resistant to drugs, only a small fraction will seek surgery... Read More »

Dr. Ronald Weinstein, a pathology professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, has been working at the forefront of medical technology... Read More »