Personalized medicine: How genetic testing, data mining and mice are changing...
Personalized medicine is medical care customized to a patient’s specific genetic and demographic profile. It is an odd idea to think that traditional medicine was not always personalized, but truly...
View ArticleUnraveling autism
A slew of autism research has been making headlines recently. Since Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological developmental disorder that has a lifelong impact on the children who suffer from it and...
View ArticleResearchers identify protein that could help patients with Duchenne muscular...
An international research team has identified a specific protein that could help treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a severe and progressive muscle-wasting disease that affects...
View ArticleTreatment guidelines for newly-discovered form of encephalitis established
A study has shown that a recently discovered, difficult-to-diagnose form of encephalitis -- acute inflammation of the brain -- can be controlled most effectively if treatment is started within one...
View ArticleIntensive, at-home dialysis has better survival rates than going to a clinic
A new, observational study by Lawson Health Research Institute indicates that patients with end-stage renal disease could increase their chances of survival by undergoing intensive dialysis at home...
View ArticlePlacental cell treatment reverses bone marrow condition
A seven-year-old girl is experiencing a reversal of her aplastic bone marrow after undergoing a placental-based cell treatment. Aplastic bone marrow is a condition where a patient has no blood-forming...
View ArticleNew therapeutic target to treat inflammation
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have identified tiny organelles called primary cilia as a target for anti-inflammation therapy. “Although primary cilia were discovered more than a...
View ArticleNew system to treat medication-resistant high blood pressure
St. Jude Medical, Inc. has developed a renal denervation system that reduces blood pressure in patients with therapy-resistant hypertension. About 25 percent of patients with hypertension do not...
View ArticleNovel treatment for artery disease has advantages over conventional treatments
A new treatment for coronary and peripheral artery disease is superior to corresponding conventional treatments. Two IN.PACT drug-eluting balloons, produced by Medtronic, Inc., were tested in...
View ArticleA new heart failure treatment
Clinical data from two studies show promising results of a new device for treating patients with ischemic heart failure. The catheter-based Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device, a Percutaneous...
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