People with multiple sclerosis who took high-dose supplements of vitamin D had reduced levels of inflammation related to the disease, according to researchers in a new study. Low vitamin D is linked with an increased risk for MS, and previous studies have shown taking supplements can help treatment and prevention ... Read More »
A $1.68 million National Institutes of Health grant will fund research aiming to improve treatment for chronic pancreatitis, as well as further a potential cure for type 1 diabetes, the Medical University of South Carolina announced this week. Earlier studies by researchers at the university showed injecting Alpha 1 anti-trypsin, ... Read More »
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2016 — Hydromorphone — an opioid painkiller — may be another treatment option for heroin addiction, a new Canadian study suggests. The research included more than 200 heroin addicts in Vancouver. They hadn’t responded to commonly used treatments such as methadone or suboxone. This was the first ... Read More »
CORNELL, N.Y.– Marketing is making people eat when they’re not hungry, and that’s making people less healthy, according to a new study. Researchers at Cornell University found when people eat when they’re not hungry, blood glucose levels rise more than if they wait until they are hungry to eat. But ... Read More »
NEW YORK — A 14-year-old who lost his nose in an accident is thought to be the first person in the United States to have received a 3D-printed nose, restoring his senses of smell and taste, according to doctors at Mount Sinai hospital. Dallan Jennet, a 14-year-old from the Marshall ... Read More »
DALLAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) — Scientists used the CRISPR/Cas9 method of gene editing to correct a mutation causing Duchenne muscular dystrophy, reversing the progressive disease in the experiments with mice, according to a new study. DMD is the most common, and severe, form of muscular dystrophy among boys. The progressive ... Read More »
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 6 — While amputees have found few treatments for phantom limb pain, researchers found using cold blast treatments helps to significantly reduce the pain. Image-guided cryoablation effectively reduced pain for patients in a small study at Emory University, according to researchers who presented the findings at ... Read More »
BETHESDA, Md., April 6 — A drug very similar to Remicade was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome and other chronic conditions, the agency said. Inflectra is a biosimilar to Remicade, and while not a direct copy, it ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 6 — Nearly 10 percent of the global population is living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, according to a new report showing the number of people with the condition has more than quadrupled in the last 25 years. The World Health Organization released its Global Report ... Read More »
LOS ANGELES, April 6 — Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles created a platform to help doctors determine the right drugs and doses for patients based on their unique biological traits, according to a new study. The technological platform the researchers designed, Phenotypic Personalized Medicine, helped transplant doctors ... Read More »
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2016 — The Obama administration is shifting $589 million in funding to prepare for likely outbreaks of Zika virus in the United States during the upcoming mosquito season, senior officials announced Wednesday. The money includes $510 million originally intended for fighting the Ebola virus, which officials said ... Read More »
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2016 — Despite initial concern from early studies, taking the epilepsy drug lamotrigine (Lamictal) during pregnancy may not raise the risk for certain birth defects, a large new study finds. “An initial study of this drug showed an increased risk for cleft lip or cleft palate, but ... Read More »
