It’s only a centimeter long, it’s placed under your skin, it’s powered by a patch…
Month: May 2015
Cocaine addiction, craving and relapse
One of the major challenges of cocaine addiction is the high rate of relapse after…
Study links better ‘good cholesterol’ function with lower risk of later heart disease
HDL, the ‘good cholesterol’ helps remove fat from artery walls, reversing the process that leads…
Investigational immunotherapy treatment shows durable response in patients with metastatic melanoma
Advanced-stage melanoma patients have significant improvement in durable response rate when treated with a genetically-modified…
Changing diagnosis codes will challenge emergency medicine
Emergency medicine faces special challenges during this fall’s changeover in how medical diagnoses are coded….
Future vaccine may help lower blood pressure long-term
A DNA vaccine helped lower blood pressure for up to six months, reduced tissue damage…
Moderate drinking in later years may damage heart
Moderate to heavy alcohol intake later in life may be associated with subtle changes in…
Study identifies possible role for carbon monoxide in treating hemorrhagic stroke
Carbon monoxide is typically associated with brain injury and neurological symptoms. But a new study…
Breakthrough measures Parkinson’s progression in brain
A biomarker that shows the progression of Parkinson’s disease in the brain has been identified…
Supernovas help ‘clean’ galaxies
Astronomers have found that the black holes located at the cores of galaxies launch fountains…