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 »
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2016 — Women are up to twice as likely as men to die from the most dangerous type of heart attack, a worldwide study finds. Although death rates have fallen, there are still significant survival differences after what’s called ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to the ... Read More »
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2016 — Higher doses of radiation may not benefit low-risk prostate cancer patients, a new review suggests. “In the field of radiation oncology, we often assume that the highest dose that the body can tolerate will be most effective at killing cancer,” said senior study author Dr. ... Read More »
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2016 — A new study hints that genetics could play a role in the development of melanoma even if people don’t get a lot of sunburns. But some U.S. experts say people shouldn’t take this news as an excuse to bake themselves in the sun, which is ... Read More »
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2016 — Along with diet and exercise, mindful eating may benefit overweight people trying to shed excess pounds, new research suggests. “Mindful eating practices promote awareness of experiences related to the desire to eat, actual sensations of hunger, fullness, satisfaction and enjoyment,” study author Jennifer Daubenmier, from ... Read More »
Cancer starts when cells in our bodies start to reproduce out of control, forming new, abnormal cells. These abnormal cells form lumps, known as tumours. If the cells from tumours cannot spread, then the tumours are benign. They are not cancerous and can usually be removed. If the cells are ... Read More »
