ALS research reveals new treatment approach On 2019-05-24 On June 2, 1941, at the age of 37, baseball player Lou Gehrig succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a […]
Rare gene mutations may prevent heart disease On 2019-05-14 Targeting apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene has not been tested in clinical trials for cardiovascular outcomes because of risk of fatty […]
Vitamin B12 is identified as the inhibitor of a key enzyme in hereditary Parkinson’s disease On 2019-04-05 Parkinson’s is the most common, chronic neurodegenerative movement disorder affecting 1% of the global population over seventy years of age. […]
First ever living donor HIV-to-HIV kidney transplant On 2019-03-29 For the first time, a person living with HIV has donated a kidney to a transplant recipient also living with […]
Most precise measurements of sickle cell disease building blocks could lead to new treatments: Research could help 20 million people worldwide who suffer with sickle cell disease On 2019-03-29 In a breakthrough study of sickle cell disease, biomedical engineers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering […]
Immunological scarring from celiac disease: Celiac disease can cause irreversible changes to immune cells On 2019-02-15 Immune cells in the bowel of people who suffer with celiac disease are permanently replaced by a new subset of […]
Common virus in early childhood linked to celiac disease in susceptible children: But adenovirus infections are not linked to the development of the disease On 2019-02-14 A common intestinal virus, enterovirus, in early childhood may be a trigger for later coeliac disease in children at increased […]
Blood test for specific metabolites could reveal blocked arteries: Researchers hope to develop test that could detect early changes in blood flow to heart On 2019-02-02 A Duke Health pilot project suggests that in the near future, a blood test could show whether arteries carrying blood […]
Teens keep active despite asthma or eczema, study finds On 2019-01-23 A fresh look by the University of Bristol at how teenagers are affected by their asthma, eczema or obesity has […]
Risk for developing more than one mental health disorder revealed On 2019-01-18 The risk of developing a second mental health disorder after an initial diagnosis is increased, according to new research led […]