Psychology & Psychiatry
Physiological benefits may be experienced by veterans with PTSD who use service dogs
A new study shows how veterans with PTSD may benefit physiologically from using service dogs.
Jun 12, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Fighting diabetic blindness: Researchers develop new target to study potential treatments
Diabetic retinopathy is a retinal microvascular disease that often causes blindness in adults who have had diabetes mellitus for 10 years or more. Estimates are that 600 million people will have some sort of diabetic retinopathy ...
Apr 25, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Virus-like particle could lead to new cancer vaccine
Michigan State University scientists are engineering a virus-like particle, known as Qβ, that will generate anti-cancer immune responses in the body and potentially be used as a new vaccine for the treatment of cancer.
Mar 2, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New treatment strategies for chronic kidney disease from the animal kingdom
The field of biomimetics offers an innovative approach to solving human problems by imitating strategies found in nature. Medical research could also benefit from biomimetics, as a group of international experts from various ...
Feb 16, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Light-based cancer therapy moves through clinical trials
In 2016, a dog named Eliza made the national news after a miraculous recovery from a terminal cancer diagnosis. The 13-year-old Labrador retriever had been given five weeks to live when she received "immunolight therapy," ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Health
Liver fully recovers from a low protein diet
Damage caused to the liver by a low protein diet can be repaired, a new study just published in the prestigious journal Nutrition has found.
Mar 27, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New model could help improve prediction of outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever
Potential outbreaks of diseases such as Ebola and Lassa fever may be more accurately predicted thanks to a new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. This could in turn help inform public ...
Sep 2, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Self-prescribing antibiotics is a big problem
Five percent of adults from a cohort of 400 people reported using antibiotics without a prescription during the previous 12 months. Twenty-five percent said they would use antibiotics without contacting a medical professional. ...
Jul 11, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Eating blueberries could regulate genetic and biochemical drivers of depression and suicide
For many people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), available medical treatments offer only limited relief. In a series of studies conducted in rats, researchers have found that eating blueberries could ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers uncover expansion of lone star ticks in Kansas
Climate change may have a new way of getting under your skin.
Mar 1, 2016
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