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October 23, 2015

Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

October 23, 2015

Apps help patients with diabetes monitor their disease

Diabetics have a lot of information to keep track of when it comes to their health. Luckily, there are a few apps available to help them manage it all.

October 23, 2015

Cooling brain protein could aid search for Alzheimer's treatment

Scientists have found a mechanism that kicks in when the body is cooled and prevents the loss of brain cells, and say their find could one day lead to treatments for brain-wasting diseases such as Alzheimer's.

October 23, 2015

Closer to cryopreservation: New findings could overcome obstacles to freezing human tissues

Researchers have made a significant discovery regarding a major hurdle to cryopreservation -- a procedure that involves cooling human tissues to sub-zero temperatures. 聽By overcoming this obstacle, freezing complex human tissues such as full-sized donor organs or artificially engineered replacement tissues could be a very real option for physicians.

October 23, 2015

Brain stimulation may treat bulimia

A mild electrical stimulation to a specific brain area could be an effective treatment for some patients with eating disorders such as bulimia, who suffer from episodes of severe binge eating and purging behaviors, researchers say

October 23, 2015

Doctors worry as heart drug research loses steam

The hunt for new heart drugs is losing momentum as resources are switched to other areas, notably cancer research, where investors get a better bang for their buck.

October 23, 2015

Scientists grow bone substitutes from skin cells

Scientists have discovered a way to transform skin cells into bone substitutes, which could potentially be used to repair larger bone defects.

October 23, 2015

Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive MRSA superbug

Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil and the $4 billion a year pneumonia and meningitis vaccine Prevnar 13. Jansen's next vaccine success could come by taming the superbug MRSA, a drug-resistant bacterium that she has seen ravage a healthy man up close and personally.

October 23, 2015

Robotic surgery eases recovery for breast reconstruction patients

Over the past 10 years, robotic surgery has become much more common in operating rooms across the country. And while it is most frequently used in urology and gynecology departments, robotic surgery is now appearing in plastic surgery procedures, too.聽

October 23, 2015

Many patients unaware of risks that go with some medical scans

Over half of people receiving medical scans such as X-rays do not know if they are exposed to radiation and many have unanswered questions even as they are waiting to undergo the test, a small U.S. survey found.