Saliva Test Detects Cancer in 10 Minutes Now Under Development
A new test being developed by researchers that uses a drop of saliva and takes just 10 minutes to detect cancer represents a possible diagnostic breakthrough in early disease detection. Using a technique described as...
Approved Cancer Drug Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
To date, there’s been no such thing as a catch-all treatment, but researchers might be zeroing in on something nearly as impressive. It’s suspected that bexarotene, an anti-cancer retinoid, might play a part in...
Schizophrenia’s Cause Tied to Molecular Process in Brain
Scientists believe they have located the molecular process in the brain that triggers schizophrenia – a significant finding that may lead to new treatments and earlier detection, The Washington Post reported. The study, which was...
Injectable Liquid Illuminates Cancer Cells, May Help Surgeons Locate and Remove Tumors
A blue liquid injected into a cancerous area illuminates cancer cells much more brightly than healthy tissue, giving surgeons a better chance of removing the entire malignancy at once, according to CBS News. Microscopic cancer...
Scientists Use a Living Drug to Combat Cancer
Can we train our bodies to fight cancer? To eliminate it completely as soon as it manifests? The answer might surprise you. Many scientists are saying maybe, with a surprisingly large sector claiming yes, our...
Aspirin a Key to Preventing Brain Cell Death
Researchers at John Hopkins University and the Boyce Thompson Institute discovered an unexpected new benefit of aspirin – it might help battle neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s. Aspirin’s primary component is called salicylic acid,...
CDC Urges Congress to Approve Funding for Zika Virus Treatment and Prevention
U.S. health officials have joined the Obama administration in placing Congress on high alert about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, using direct language to drive home the need for $1.9 billion in emergency funding for...
What is Antiretroviral Therapy?
It’s estimated that more than 35 million people have died from HIV or AIDS since it was identified in 1984. Today, those who contract the virus and the roughly 33 million people infected with...
Study Says Virus Transmission Could Drop 40% if High-Risk Gay Men are Given HIV...
Pre-exposure prophylactic use of HIV drugs by high-risk gay men could reduce virus transmission by 40%, according to a study published in The Lancet. Designed for those without HIV, the drug known as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis...
Scientists Developing Vaccine for Drug Addiction
A vaccine to treat drug addiction is being tested, and it could hold the key to combatting the increase in overdose deaths. The vaccine works by inducing an immune response that blocks the target drug...