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Drug restrictions delay magic mushroom trial
Illegal drugs red tape holding up clinical research on antidepressant activity of psilocybin
Cancer immunotherapy in children: How does it differ from approaches in adults?
More often than not, cancer immunotherapies that work in adults are used in modified ways in children. Seldom are new therapies developed just for children, primarily because of the small...
Engineered T cells kill tumors but spare normal tissue in an animal model
Researchers devised a next gen cancer immune approach in which the activation signal for T cells is physically dissociated from a second costimulatory signal for immune cells. The two CARs...
MRI measure of blood flow over atherosclerotic plaque may detect dangerous plaque
Researchers have shown that using magnetic resonance imaging to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques could help identify plaques at risk for thrombosis.
Treatments, not prevention, dominate diabetes research
Research for diabetes is far more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures, and tends to exclude children and older people who have much to gain from better disease management,...
Screening blood samples for cancer-driving mutations more comprehensive than analyzing traditional tumor biopsy
Researchers using a tool called BEAMing technology, which can detect cancer-driving gene mutations in patients' blood samples, were able to identify oncogenic mutations associated with distinct responses to therapies used...
New type of experimental drug active in platinum-resistant ovarian cancers
The antibody-drug conjugate DMUC5754A, a novel member of a relatively new class of drugs, showed activity in women with ovarian cancer, even those with hard-to-treat, platinum-resistant disease, in a phase...
Flies model a potential sweet treatment for Parkinson's disease
Researchers describe experiments that could lead to a new approach for treating Parkinson’s disease using a common sweetener, mannitol.
Video: High-tech medical dummies
Technology is behind any number of advances in medicine. David Pogue shows us how high-tech mannequins are helping the next generation of doctors develop better bedside manners, and to prepare...
Opinion: Wars on Drugs
The military has been increasing prescriptions of psychoactive drugs for soldiers in combat at an alarming rate.
Yes, Healthful Fast Food Is Possible. But Edible?
Time to supersize your bean burger and sweet potato fries.
Sam Parnia – the man who could bring you back from the dead
This British doctor specialises in resurrection and insists outdated resuscitation techniques are squandering lives that could be savedSam Parnia MD has a highly sought after medical speciality: resurrection. His patients can be dead...
Huge disparities in hypertension seen across US counties
In the first ever analysis of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension for every county, researchers revealed significant differences across the US.
Aspirin in a keychain packet could save life
A little red key chain attachment could mean life or death if someone is suffering a heart attack. The plastic container, called At Heart, holds two 325-milligram aspirins in a...
Hepatitis A Vaccine Urged for Diners at West Village Restaurant
The New York City health department has advised patrons who had dessert at Alta between March 23 and Tuesday to be vaccinated.
Highly lethal Ebola virus has diagnostic Achilles' heel for biothreat detection, scientists say
By screening a library of a billion llama antibodies on live Ebola viruses in the Texas Biomedical Research Institute's highest biocontainment laboratory, scientists in San Antonio have identified a potential...
Tyson, U.S. settle Clean Air Act dispute
WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice says Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to a settlement in chemical releases that caused injuries and a fatality at...
Experts call for research on prevalence of delayed neurological dysfunction after head injury
One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies and a search for genetic risk...
China Escalates Response to Avian Flu Outbreak
China escalated its response to a mysterious avian-borne virus on Friday, warning people to avoid live poultry and killing more than 20,000 birds at a Shanghai market.
Penn Medicine's new center for personalized diagnostics unlocks cancer's secrets
Penn Medicine’s new Center for Personalized Diagnostics, a joint initiative of the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, is...
New minimally invasive, MRI-guided laser treatment for brain tumor found to be promising in study
The first-in-human study of the NeuroBlate Thermal Therapy System finds that it appears to provide a new, safe and minimally invasive procedure for treating recurrent glioblastoma, a malignant type of...
Researchers identify edema inhibitor: Substance that can prevent the accumulation of fluid in body tissue
Researchers in Germany have detected a substance that can prevent the accumulation of fluid in body tissue and thus edema formation. Their results could be important in the future for...
Fecal microbial transplantation found to be possible treatment for ulcerative colitis
A new clinical trial has found that fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) has resulted in the improvement or absence of symptoms in most pediatric patients with active ulcerative colitis.
Low-Premium Insurance Patients Don't Just Focus On Cheapest Cost
Health plans that offer low premiums and high deductibles believe that patients with deductibles of $1,000 or more for individual coverage (or twice that for family coverage) will shop around...
Possible salmonella taint prompts hazelnut recall
A Calgary company is voluntarily recalling nuts that may be tainted with bacteria.
Post Sandy: The Jersey Shore's Susceptibility to Major Storms
Could the inflicted damage to the coastline have been avoided with advance preparation?
Stem cells enable personalized treatment for bleeding disorder
Scientists have shed light on a common bleeding disorder by growing and analysing stem cells from patients’ blood to discover the cause of the disease in individual patients.
Hamilton company in chemotherapy investigation known for local philanthropy
Before its name got attached to reports of watered down chemotherapy treatments used at a number of hospitals, Hamilton's Marchese Health Care was known for its philanthropy and 'community involvement.'