Attention Baby Boomers: Get Screened for Hepatitis C

If you were born during 1945-1965, talk to your doctor about getting tested for hepatitis C. Baby boomers are five times more likely than other adults to be infected. More...

Gene networks in brains of deceased patients reveal potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease

Most information about the cause of Alzheimer's disease is based on studies from animal models. Now, a study published by Cell Press on April 25th in the journal Cell examines the brain tissue of deceased human patients and sheds light on dysfunctions in molecular networks in the brain that are at the root of Alzheimer's disease. More...

Commonly Used Drug Can Limit Radiation Damage to Lungs and Heart for Cancer Patients

Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumours in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE inhibitor, a drug commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, a group of Dutch researchers have found. More...

Anxious About Life and Afraid of Death? Tylenol May Do the Trick, Study Suggests

University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. More...

Ordinary Skin Cells Morphed Into Functional Brain Cells

Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders. More...

How Our Bodies Interact With Our Minds in Response to Fear and Other Emotions

New research has shown that the way our minds react to and process emotions such as fear can vary according to what is happening in other parts of our bodies. More...

Artificial Spleen to Treat Bloodstream Infections: Sepsis Therapeutic Device Under Development

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced today that it was awarded a $9.25 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further advance a blood-cleansing technology developed at the Institute with prior DARPA support, and help accelerate its translation to humans as a new type of sepsis therapy. More...

'OK' Contact Lenses: New Technique Shows Promise in Restoring Near Vision Without Glasses

By middle age, most people have age-related declines in near vision (presbyopia) requiring bifocals or reading glasses. More...