Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
A potential new drug target has been identified that could be used in new treatments for melanoma and lung cancer that could prevent metastasis progression. Both of these forms of…
A new CRISPR method has been developed and used to insert a minigene into mouse DNA which prevented the development of a genetic liver disease and improved clinical symptoms. The…
Researchers in China have found further similarities between 2019-nCoV and SARS. It is now known that 2019-nCoV and SARS both bind to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) to enter into cells….
Chemotherapy can be an effective treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) but many patients relapse to develop resistance to the treatment which can be due to leukemic stem cells –…
Noroviruses are the main cause of diarrhea and acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Noroviruses are highly contagious and are responsible for approximately 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis in the United States…
Methylphenidate is currently used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The drug can be effective, but scientists are unsure exactly how the drug works. New research conducted at the Okinawa…
A recent study conducted by a team of researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Pennsylvania suggests that a new method of treating HIV may be…
Researchers at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health have identified a link between one of the most commonly mutated genes in kidney cancer and the cancer suppressive tumor…
Sufferers of osteogensis imperfecta have been given hope after researchers have developed a new treatment that tackles the root cause of the disease. Osteogensis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone…
Image Source: UC San Diego Health Sciences There are no effective treatments for liver cancer in its latter stages, so treatment relies on detection of liver cancer in its early…