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October 24, 2015

Researchers track mental illness with Twitter

In a time when sharing thoughts and feelings in the form of a hashtag has become the norm, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have turned to Twitter to gather important information about mental illness.

October 24, 2015

3D printing aims to deliver organs on demand

Dying patients could someday receive a 3D-printed organ made from their own cells rather than wait on long lists for the short supply of organ transplants.

October 24, 2015

Tiny human stomachs grown in lab

They may be small, but new lab-grown miniature human stomachs could one day help researchers better understand how the stomach develops, as well as the diseases that can strike it.

October 24, 2015

Rare cancer survivor鈥檚 foundation aims to make research accessible for all

When Kathy Giusti was diagnosed in 1996 with multiple myeloma , a rare form of cancer that is nearly always fatal, she was only 37 years old. 聽She also had a 1-year-old daughter.

October 24, 2015

Sponge-like implant that traps cancer cells may improve early detection

Researchers can predict where cancer cells tend to spread, but figuring out how to trap them has been 聽tricky.聽

October 24, 2015

Conjoined twin babies to take first step to separation surgery

Conjoined 6-month-old twin girls will begin to undergo tissue expansion this month to stretch skin that will be used to cover patches of their bodies when they are separated in a surgery planned for December.

October 24, 2015

'Partnering for Cures': Medical innovators team up to treat deadly diseases

Team work. That was the theme when medical thought leaders converged on New York City recently for the Faster Cures Center of the Milken Institute鈥檚 鈥淧artnering for Cures鈥� conference where 樱桃视频鈥� own Dr. Manny Alvarez was a panel moderator.

October 24, 2015

New saliva gland test may better diagnose patients with Parkinson's

Currently there is no clinical test to diagnose a living person with Parkinson's - but one may soon be available. 聽Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have found that examining a specific portion of a person鈥檚 saliva gland may be able to diagnose someone with Parkinson鈥檚

October 24, 2015

Long-lasting cleaner creates germ barrier

There are thousands of products that claim to kill germs.聽 But once you spray and clean an area it can become contaminated again within seconds.聽 Dr. Manny talks to Nate Richardson, founder of Monofoil, who says his products protect for days 聽

October 24, 2015

IVF pregnancies may increase risk of blood clots, blocked arteries

New research from the Karolinska Institute found women who became pregnant through IVF are at increased risk for pulmonary embolisms 鈥� a blockage of a major artery in the lung 鈥� and venous thromboembolism (blood clots) during the first trimester of pregnancy