Medical News

Could this be the end of root canals? An award-winning, new regenerative tooth filling helps teeth heal themselves using stem cells, making the dreaded root canal treatments obsolete.

(The JAMA Network Journals) In a study appearing in the July 5 issue of JAMA, Samuel Frank, M.D., of Harvard Medical School, Boston, and the Huntington Study Group, and colleagues evaluated the efficacy and safety of the...

MIT engineers have developed a new type of easily customizable vaccine that can be manufactured in one week, allowing it to be rapidly deployed in response to disease outbreaks. So far, they have designed vaccines agains...

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have uncovered a mechanism that a type of pathogenic bacteria found in shellfish use to sense when they are in the human gut, where they release toxins that cause food poisoning...

A new study finds that combining two fertility tests can improve IVF success rates in women. Apart from examining the mitochondrial DNA, fertility experts can combine this with chromosomal screenings.

Scratching the womb lining prior to conceiving could double the success rates of pregnancy and live births. While the quality of existing evidence is low, this could be a massive breakthrough in reproductive medicine whe...

Most Americans are burdened by the excruciating effects of chronic back pain, but believe it or not, some cultures hardly experience it at all. Could the postures of indigenous populations hold the secret to keeping back...

The first artificial pancreas in the world could hit the market as soon as 2018, concluded UK researchers in a new review. Note, however, that this device that could vastly benefit type 1 diabetes patients is still facin...

Kids associate eating junk food to having a 'better time.' A new report finds that fast food TV commercials are too tempting for kids and can lead to high consumption of unhealthy food items.

Is eating pasta a big no-no for people who want to lose weight? A new study by Italian researchers found that there is no link between pasta and weight gain.

(University of Adelaide) Keeping count of daily steps and boosting physical activity can really pay off for children with type 1 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Adelaide and the Women's and Chi...

(University of Manchester) Cancer experts from around Europe will converge on Manchester this weekend (July 9-12) to share expertise with the city's world-leading scientists at a special Congress.

(CONRAD) As the HIV infection rate in young African women continues to rise despite ongoing educational efforts, the prevention field is working to better understand the lifestyles and user preferences of this high risk ...

(University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna) In the long term, the diurnal Asian bush mosquito could pester us during the rest of the day as well. For the first time, the mosquito has now been documented in the border a...

(Georgia State University) The Georgia State University Research Foundation has entered into a licensing and sponsored research agreement with Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc., a Georgia-based pharmaceutical company developin...

(American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine) In order to recognize and encourage cutting-edge research in key areas of orthopaedic sports medicine, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) will ...

(Tulane University) A brisk walk is just as good as a jog when it comes to fighting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, study involving Tulane researchers finds.

(University of Edinburgh) Scientists have discovered why infections with the two most common types of malaria parasite combined lead to greater health risks -- because one species helps the other to thrive.

(Clemson University) A Clemson University psychology professor has published research revealing a positive link between mood, motivation and physical activity during work and study. June J. Pilcher, alumni distinguished ...

(Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) Most Ontario adults support government-controlled options for producing and selling cannabis, according to new survey results from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Whil...

(Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus) A study published today in the Journal of Neuroscience led by Yongjie Yang of Tufts University School of Medicine identifies an astroglial trigger mechanism as contributing to s...

(Albert Einstein College of Medicine) In a study of nearly 3,000 people, Einstein researchers have found that those who live 95 years or more are able to stave off age-related disease, with serious sickness compressed in...