Researchers discover two treatments that can cure peanut allergies in children
Researchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission.
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Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 2022
Does cannabis ease pain, speed recovery in injured athletes? The NFL wants to know
The National Football League announced funding of a novel clinical trial that will assess the therapeutic efficacy of cannabis compound THC.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022
Carbon nanotubes could be the answer to anticancer drug delivery
The key is that the nanotubes pull the liposomes and the cancer cells together, allowing the membranes of the liposome and cancer to mix.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022
‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralyses
Researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and repair spinal cord tissue.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022
Haptic feedback sleeve and goggles allow blind people to 'see' with their arm
Researchers have developed a haptic feedback sleeve and goggle system that allows blind people to partially "see" with the skin on their arm
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022
Next generation of artificial platelets stop bleeding faster and save lives
New innovation in synthetic platelets could help save lives by rapidly stabilizing clots to reduce blood loss from traumatic injuries.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 23, 2022
New discovery can cure peanut allergies in some young children
Giving peanut oral immunotherapy to highly peanut-allergic children safely desensitized most of them to peanuts and induced remission.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 23, 2022
New medical-grade wearable continuously monitors at-risk people at home
The virtual care products automatically monitor a patient’s vital signs remotely to prevent this series of events from playing out.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 20, 2022
Artificial pancreas proves 'life-changing' for very young children with type 1 diabetes
An artificial pancreas developed by a team of Cambridge researchers is helping protect very young children with type 1 diabetes.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022
Nanotherapy offers new hope for the treatment of Type-1 diabetes
Researchers have opened new paths to islet transplantation by using nanoparticles to deliver immunosuppressive drug regimen.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 17, 2022
It's not a COVID cure but study finds hydroxychloroquine may treat multiple sclerosis
Hydroxychloroquine, also known by the brand name Plaquenil, is a prescription drug that is used in the treatment of malaria and arthritis.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 12, 2022
Simple screening for common lung disease could relieve millions globally
A group of common lung conditions that affects more than 300* million people, could be significantly reduced with a simple health assessment
Joseph Shavit
Jan 9, 2022
Blood test helps predict who may benefit from lung cancer screening
A blood test, combined with a risk model based on an individual’s history, more accurately determines who will benefit from screenings.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 17, 2021
Woman, 30, diagnosed with HIV 8 years ago may be naturally cured of the virus
An anonymous woman from Argentina has become only the second person known to ever show no detectable traces of an HIV infection
Joseph Shavit
Nov 16, 2021
Researchers uncover potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a research team.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 16, 2021
Revolutionary pneumonia treatment overcomes bacterial resistance with 'EEZE'
Researchers at the NIH have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 5, 2021
Researchers find HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer by 87%
Researchers have revealed the HPV vaccination programme prevented approximately 450 cervical cancers and 17,200 pre-cancers by mid 2019.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 4, 2021
New test determines antibiotic resistance in less than 90 minutes rather than 3 days
This discovery means that doctors could quickly know which antibiotics will or won’t work for a patient’s life-threatening infection.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021
Zinc tablets may help cure colds and reduce sick time
German physician Hieronymus David Gaubius introduced the western scientific community to "a medication with many promises" – zinc.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 26, 2021
New molecule targets, images and treats lung cancer tumors
Lung cancer can be elusive to spot and difficult to treat because the markers for it are found in other tissues, too.
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