Medical News

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Mouse genes that make human T cells powerful at fighting liver cancer could one day help patients do the same, scientists report.Georgia Cancer Center scientists exposed...

Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed that the death toll in Illinois linked to fake marijuana use climbs to two. The unexplained outbreak now listed 56 cases of severe bleeding, along with other pressing sympto...

A new study discovered that babies who are given antibiotics and antacids are more likely to develop allergies as they grow up. The results of the research provide evidence on the the importance and delicate balance of t...

Two new studies find that legalizing marijuana may help offset the amount of opioid prescriptions. Opioid deaths are ravaging through the every state in the U.S.

News Nearly half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy to curb the growth of malignant cells. A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University aims to unlock how irradiation might alter the mechanical properti...

News Drugs and medical devices may cost ten times as much in the U.S. as in other advanced countries, and the most basic essential drugs are increasingly scarce, reports the Association of American Physicians and Surgeon...

News Stanford University bioengineers have figured out a way to make noscapine, a non-narcotic cough suppressant that occurs naturally in opium poppies, in brewer's yeast.The researchers inserted 25 foreign genes into th...

News investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital have found that flares may also represent an important opportunity for improving treatment options for patients. In experiments carried out in the lab, BWH bioengineers ...

News One of the major side effects of chemotherapy is a sharp drop in white blood cells, which leaves patients vulnerable to dangerous infections. MIT researchers have now developed a portable device that could be used t...

News Scientists have developed a process for creating ultrathin, self-assembling sheets of synthetic materials that can function like designer flypaper in selectively binding with viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens. ...

Article Very slow brain waves, long considered an artifact of brain scanning techniques, may be more important than anyone had realized. Researchers have found that very slow waves are directly linked to state of conscio...

Without warning and explanation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services removed crucial information about breast cancer from its website in December 2017. The reason? It wasn't used that much and wasn't mobile-...

51 tourists were brought to the hospital after showing symptoms of norovirus. Some started to feel sick in New York but sought medical attention after checking in to their hotel in Washington D.C.

EPA challenged California to adhere to its new emission rules and discard its 10-year stricter implementation on greenhouse gases. EPA chief Scott Pruitt said the government wants to make cars and fuel more affordable to...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Few older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but the majority support its use if a doctor recommends it, and might talk to their own doctor about it if t...

(Mayo Clinic) Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease, but it is underdiagnosed, says Bradley Boeve, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist. A new program among resear...

(American Heart Association) A test for specific genetic mutations successfully informed blood-thinner treatment selection following stent placement to open clogged blood vessels, leading to significantly fewer complicat...

(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) Moffitt Cancer Center researchers are using a unique approach by combining typical cell culture studies with mathematical modeling to determine how heterogeneity within...

(University of Arizona) How a young adult's boyfriend or girlfriend manages money may have an impact on the young adult's overall well-being and life outcomes, according to a new study led by the University of Arizona.

(Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) The results of a new study show that 'binge eating,' which affects some Parkinson patients, would be associated to an impairment of a cognitive function called 'working...

(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) A study coordinated by the Institute of Neuroscience of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and in collaboration with the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides evidence that a lo...

(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) With research showing that male circumcision reduces the odds of getting HIV through heterosexual sex by 60 percent, more boys and young men -- primarily those...