Medicine & TechnologyResearchers from Northwestern University have developed a new therapy that promotes "functional recovery" in mice with paralysis, a breakthrough that might be applicable to humans.
Clair Gunn, 39, sought medical care after receiving a misdiagnosis for three years. She was initially told she had irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, but according to her most recent diagnosis, she has a terminal illness — colon cancer.
Scientists have found an approach of safely emulating the weight-loss benefits of a particular plant compound that, amidst its hazardous side effects, hold crucial answers to developing obesity treatments.
Stanford researchers have developed a five-day brain stimulation treatment that is being marketed as a rapid and effective approach to cure depression.
University of Michigan researchers found that the number of people who received a liver transplant or were put on waiting lists increased by 50% during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic times.
Antibiotics are known for treating certain bacterial infections like urinary tract infections, strep throat, and E. coli but now, they are found to provide more benefits than that.
The event will feature the participation of John O'Keefe, British-American neuroscientist and psychologist who, in 2014, together with Edvard Moser and May Britt received the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The wonders of the brain and neuroscience at UNAB, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia.
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus bestows the posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks whose cancer cells were used in several scientific breakthroughs, including COVID-19 vaccines.
Livestream Event - A Conversation About Tics & Tourette's. Experts from Stony Brook Medicine’s Center for Tics and Tourette’s Disorder will discuss treatments, diagnosis, support and more during a livestream event on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 2pm EST.
A new research details the cost of cancer care in 2018 among privately insured patients under 65 years old in the US, showing that medication in different cancer types incurs the biggest expense.
In 1951, doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took tissues from the tumor of Henrietta Lacks before she died. Since then, it was infinitely reproduced and became the cornerstone of modern medicine.
Two California-based scientists were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries that unlocked one of nature's mysteries, which is crucial for survival.
Authorities from the United States recently warned Americans to not purchase prescription pills online as they are increasingly contributing to fatal doses of methamphetamine and fentanyl.