Early-stage skin sensor uses body odor to detect health conditions
Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature.
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Joshua Shavit
Nov 22, 2022
Researchers develop breakthrough treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases
A new study demonstrates just how much promise some well-equipped gut-friendly bacteria hold for improving treatments of IBD.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2022
Groundbreaking research develops first-ever rheumatoid arthritis vaccine
Scientists developed an experimental vaccine that shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis, a painful autoimmune disease
Joseph Shavit
Nov 18, 2022
Small army of autonomous robots to help modernize grape, wine industry
These autonomous robots will roll through vineyards, using computer vision to gather data on the physiological state of each grapevine.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 17, 2022
Researchers create the first-ever medication to treat Chagas disease
Researchers create the first medication with promise to successfully and safely target the parasitic infection in more than 50 years.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 16, 2022
One of the world's oldest diseases surprisingly can regenerate the liver
Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases but the bacteria that cause it may also have the surprising ability.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 16, 2022
Groundbreaking disease modifying therapy reduces Alzheimer's effects by 80%
Compelling evidence suggests that the misfolding, aggregation, and cerebral deposition of amyloid-beta plays a central role in the disease.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 1, 2022
Machine learning generates highly-accurate diagnoses of elusive global killer -- Sepsis
Sepsis is difficult to diagnose and causes an estimated 20% of deaths globally and as many as 20 to 50% of U.S. hospital deaths each year.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 28, 2022
Breakthrough study finds new ways to prevent liver cancer
Almost all liver cancers develop after decades of chronic liver disease but a new discovery may lead to treatments that could break the link
Joseph Shavit
Oct 28, 2022
Zinc reverses lung damage and significantly improves patient survival
Researchers have discovered that zinc, a common mineral, may reverse lung damage and significantly improve survival for patients.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 26, 2022
Groundbreaking topical gel treats and prevents gum disease at home
The research lays the groundwork for a non-invasive treatment for gum disease that people could apply to the gums at home.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 21, 2022
Scientists engineer mosquitoes that can’t spread malaria
Scientists have engineered mosquitoes that slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their gut, preventing transmission of the disease
Joseph Shavit
Oct 17, 2022
Science has finally identified the cause of the Black Death
The Black Death disseminated across Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa claiming up to 60 percent of the population.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2022
Alzheimer’s disease effects can be reduced by 80%
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the major form of dementia in the elderly population. The main changes in AD patients are neuronal death...
Joseph Shavit
Oct 12, 2022
Researchers discover major new contributor to Alzheimer's disease
Research reports for the first time a pathway that begins in the gut and ends with a potent pro-inflammatory toxin in brain cells.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 4, 2022
Groundbreaking drug increases human life span by 30%, study finds
Researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that may protect people against aspects of aging and a range of diseases
Joseph Shavit
Oct 4, 2022
Novel blood stem cell research could change medicine of the future
Making stem cells from a patient’s adult cells – rather than human embryos – is one of the holy grails in modern medicine treatments.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 26, 2022
Groundbreaking oral gel prevents and treats gum disease at home
A topical gel that blocks the receptor for a metabolic byproduct called succinate treats gum disease by suppressing inflammation.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 21, 2022
First-ever vaccine prevents rheumatoid arthritis, study finds
Protein-based vaccine shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis and improving bone quality suggesting long-term benefits.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 18, 2022
Implantable material treats both spinal cord injuries and Parkinson’s disease
Flexible implanted electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology.
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