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...
Scientists Invent 3D Printer Capable of Creating Human-Scale Body Parts and Tissues
There’s been a leap forward in medicine at Wake Forest University, as researchers at the school’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine have developed a 3D printer capable of creating human-scale tissues that can survive transplants...
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...
Electronic Health Record Optimization Reduces Automatic Testing and Cuts Costs
Preventing an electronic health record system (EHR) from automatically ordering daily lab tests without a review process can save a large hospital hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a new study published in...
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...
Low B12 Levels in Brains of Those with Autism, Schizophrenia
Vitamin B12 shortfalls in the brain may be a contributing factor in autism and schizophrenia, as well as old-age dementia, according to research published in the journal PLOS ONE. Brain levels of vitamin B12 tend...
Smartphone Fitness Apps Popular in Efforts to Improve Health & Fitness
Smartphone applications provide sports scores, travel directions, weather forecasts, dating hookups and everything in between, so it’s no surprise that health and fitness apps are increasingly popular. Whether it’s helping people with exercise, weight management...
Study: Scientists Baffled as Risk of Dementia Declining
The occurrence of dementia is expected to increase with age, but a February 2016 study showed that the risk of developing the disorder is on the decline. The New England Journal of Medicine published the...
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...
Walgreens to Sell Naloxone, Heroin Overdose Remedy, Over-the-Counter
Walgreens announced that it will sell naloxone – an antidote for overdoses of heroin and other opioids – without a prescription in states where it is legal, as part of a two-part plan to...