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August 7, 2017
A team of researchers has successfully corrected a disease-causing gene mutation in human embryos by using a gene-editing tool, stopping it from passing to future generations.
August 7, 2017
The combination chemotherapy drug Vyxeos (daunorubicin and cytarabine) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first treatment for certain high-risk types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
August 5, 2017
Coats' usually occurs in children or teenagers under the age of 18, although the disease has been diagnosed in patients as young as four months. Coats' is often detected by flash photography in a digital photo.
August 4, 2017
An international team of researchers have found that a virus hiding in the gut may trigger the onset of a severe complication known as graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in patients who receive bone marrow transplants.
August 4, 2017
A new treatment might open the door for more patients with advanced kidney disease to get a transplant, a preliminary study suggests.
August 3, 2017
A new scoring method may help predict who is at high risk of serious bleeding after a stroke, according to a study published in an online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
August 3, 2017
Targeting healthy cells that have been hijacked by cancer cells could help treat many different types of the disease, according to research funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
August 2, 2017
People in rural areas may be less likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than those in cities, Canadian researchers report.
August 2, 2017
Research led by Chinese scientists may lead to a potential new therapy for the currently untreatable delayed neuropathy caused by acute exposure to insecticides or chemical weapons that attack the nervous system, a study published Tuesday in the journal Cell Discovery revealed.
August 1, 2017
The drug ketamine - known as Special K on the party scene - shows promise as a depression treatment.
August 1, 2017
Thinking that you're less active than others may increase your risk of dying at a younger age, a new study claims.
July 31, 2017
Scientists in the UK and Sweden previously developed a new surgical technique to reconnect sensory neurons to the spinal cord after traumatic spinal injuries.