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October 28, 2017
New data from a Phase I clinical trial led by Clark Chen, Lyle French Chair in Neurosurgery and Head of the University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Neurosurgery shows more than a quarter of patients with recurrent high-grade glioma, a form of brain cancer, were alive more than three years after treatment.
October 28, 2017
A research participant at the University of Louisville with a complete spinal cord injury, who had lost motor function below the level of the injury, has regained the ability to move his legs voluntarily and stand six years after his injury.
October 27, 2017
Although bacteria have no sensory organs in the classical sense, they are still masters in perceiving their environment.
October 27, 2017
The advent of powerful drugs in the mid-1990s brought remarkable gains in survival for HIV patients who had access to the medications.
October 26, 2017
Reversing scar tissue after a heart attack to create healthy heart muscle: this would be a game-changer in the field of cardiology and regenerative medicine.
October 26, 2017
Very little is still known about how neurons can be generated from stem cells.
October 25, 2017
A study published in Nature Communications, led by the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, has found five genetic risk loci that point to the importance of skin and mucous membrane barriers and the immune system in the development of food allergies.
October 25, 2017
Black Americans have a shorter life expectancy than whites, and higher rates of heart disease and stroke may be a major reason why, a new American Heart Association statement suggests.
October 24, 2017
While the microbiome has gained significant attention for its impact on digestive health in recent years, its effect on lung disease has largely remained unstudied.
October 24, 2017
A particular breast implant may be associated with a rare type of cancer, researchers report.
October 23, 2017
In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. By 2015, the number was less than 1 million.
October 21, 2017
Scientists have found new evidence that the H7N9 bird flu, currently confined to China, has the potential for a widespread outbreak.