Neuroscience
Brain study uncovers vital clue in bid to beat epilepsy
People with epilepsy could be helped by new research into the way a key molecule controls brain activity during a seizure.
Sep 3, 2013
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Cardiology
Scientists turn patients' skin cells into heart muscle cells to repair their damaged hearts
For the first time scientists have succeeded in taking skin cells from heart failure patients and reprogramming them to transform into healthy, new heart muscle cells that are capable of integrating with existing heart tissue.
May 23, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New system for treating colorectal cancer can lead to complete cure
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have developed a new, three-step system that uses nuclear medicine to target and eliminate colorectal ...
Nov 2, 2017
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Neuroscience
Boosting neuron formation restores memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered that increasing the production of new neurons in mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD) rescues the animals' memory defects. The study, to be published August ...
Aug 19, 2022
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Health
Fresh guidance to fill 'information vacuum' on new cannabis products for medicinal use
A clinical review, published today for the BMJ, provides new interim advice for doctors and clinicians in prescribing cannabis-based products and cannabinoids to treat certain conditions.
Apr 7, 2019
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Diabetes
'Dialing for Diabetes Control' helps urban adults lower blood sugar
Periodic telephone counseling can be a highly effective, low-cost tool for lowering blood-sugar levels in minority, urban adults with uncontrolled diabetes. The findings are the result of a clinical trial led by researchers ...
Jul 29, 2015
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Health
Even light hookah use may cause airway problems
(HealthDay)—Some people believe smoking from a hookah is safe because smoke passes through water before being inhaled. But, a new study found that hookah smoking may actually be more dangerous than cigarettes.
Apr 13, 2016
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Medications
Phase 1 study: New medicine extends terminally-ill cancer patients' lives
A promising cancer drug that targets only cancer cells has been developed by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a university spin-off company, APIM Therapeutics.
Mar 22, 2023
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Neuroscience
How cold temperatures trigger the brain to boost appetite
Neuroscientists at Scripps Research have identified brain circuits that make mammals want to eat more when they are exposed to cold temperatures.
Aug 16, 2023
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Diabetes
Expert creates comprehensive guide to new diabetes drugs
New medicines for people who have diabetes seem to pop up all the time. Drugs that help the body break down carbohydrates, drugs that increase excretion of glucose in the urine, drugs that help muscles respond to insulin ...
Apr 7, 2021
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