University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have developed a more accurate, less invasive technology that allows amputees to move a robotic arm using their brain signals instead of their muscles.
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Islet cell transplants are a promising treatment that can cure difficult-to-treat type 1 diabetes. The cells, taken from a donor pancreas, provide patients with a sustainable and tightly controlled source of insulin. A major ...
May 13, 2022
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Following a heart attack, the human body is incapable of repairing lost tissue due to the heart's inability to generate new muscle. However, treatment with heart progenitor cells could result in the formation of functional ...
May 12, 2022
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated death for women worldwide. While chemotherapy is the mainstream treatment for breast cancer, more than 50% of women undergoing chemotherapy will experience at least ...
May 3, 2022
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Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School Medicine have found that combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating a specific type of colorectal cancer, according to a new study published in Nature ...
May 2, 2022
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In the face of cancer, oncologists face a dual epidemic of overtreatment and undertreatment. Treating the disease often involves harsh chemotherapies and other interventions with extensive side effects. As a result, clinicians ...
Apr 15, 2022
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A brighter future could be in store for people with a spinal cord injury if new animal research pans out in humans.
Apr 14, 2022
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A new biodegradable gel improves the immune system's ability to keep cancer at bay after tumors are surgically removed.
Apr 6, 2022
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To better understand the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), it is crucial to look at what is happening in the brain during development. The closest we come to observing human brains this early is by using organoids—miniature ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection is no longer the life sentence it once was. But despite the effectiveness of drugs to manage and treat the virus, it can never be fully eliminated from the human body, lingering ...
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