Mucus in CF patients’ leads to deadly infections
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects one out of every 3,000 children in populations of Northern European descent. One of the key signs of cystic fibrosis… read more.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects one out of every 3,000 children in populations of Northern European descent. One of the key signs of cystic fibrosis… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with the growth hormone growth factor-1 (IGF-1) significantly improves social impairment associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in patients with a related genetic syndrome,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Results from a French pilot study suggest that gallopamil effectively reduces symptoms in severe asthma. The findings appeared on January 28, 2015 in the American Journal… read more.
Public health researchers have analyzed soda consumption data in order to characterize people’s exposure to a potentially carcinogenic byproduct of some types of caramel color.
Lack of sleep can elevate levels of free fatty acids in the blood, accompanied by temporary pre-diabetic conditions in healthy young men, according to new research published.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ranibizumab (Lucentis®) therapy appears to have efficacy in reversing diabetes-related vision loss in some populations, researchers reported online on Feb. 19 in the journal Opthalmology.
New research introduces a new approach to stimulate the skin immune response by applying needle-free vaccination.
by Bruce Sylvester – Even just a few years of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appears to significantly increase the risk of two forms of ovarian cancer, researchers reported… read more.
Smokers who can’t quit cigarettes in one month can succeed gradually by using the nicotine addiction medication varenicline for 24 weeks, researchers reported on February 17, 2015 in JAMA/Journal… read more.
Global progress towards tackling obesity has been “unacceptably slow”, with only one in four countries implementing a policy on healthy eating up to 2010, according to a major… read more.
Researchers have found a possible clue to why older mothers face a higher risk for having babies born with conditions such as Down syndrome that are characterized by abnormal… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Lenvatinib treatment has resulted in significant improvement in progression-free survival among patients with advanced radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer, researchers from a Phase III trial reported in… read more.