Researchers have been able to grow patient-derived, healthy cells in the lab, coming a step…
Month: March 2015
Optogenetics without the genetics
Light can be used to activate normal, non-genetically modified neurons through the use of targeted…
Predicting which African storms will intensify into hurricanes
Most hurricanes over the Atlantic that eventually make landfall in North America actually start as…
The ACA may reduce ER visits (slightly) but doesn’t affect hospitalizations
Two patient groups created by the Affordable Care Act — Medicare patients enrolled in federally…
Social status has impact on overall health of mammals
High social status has its privileges — when it comes to aging — even in…
Study bolsters ‘turbocharged’ protein as a promising tool in hemophilia gene therapy
Using gene therapy to produce a mutant human protein with unusually high blood-clotting power, scientists…
Reaching ’80 percent by 2018′ would prevent more than 20,000 colorectal cancer deaths per year
Increasing colorectal cancer screening rates to 80 percent by 2018 would prevent an additional 21,000…
New gene therapy for hemophilia shows potential as safe treatment
A reprogrammed retrovirus could successfully transfer new clotting genes into animals with hemophilia B to…
Underground ocean on Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede
Identifying liquid water on other worlds, big or small, is crucial in the search for…
Geography matters: Imaging overuse seen for breast, prostate cancer in certain regions across the U.S.
Patients with low-risk prostate or breast cancer were more likely to receive inappropriate imaging during…