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Researchers have developed a new tool to monitor people for cardiac arrest while they’re...
Almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly stops beating.
People experiencing cardiac arrest will suddenly become unresponsive and either...
A groundbreaking drug has boosted growth rates in children with common type of dwarfism
A groundbreaking drug that helps regulate bone development has boosted growth rates in children with achondroplasia - the most common type of dwarfism -...
Cancer metastasis : an anti-inflammatory drug called ketorolac can promote long-term survival
An anti-inflammatory drug called ketorolac, given before surgery, can promote long-term survival in animal models of cancer metastasis, a team of scientists has found....
Mutations in the IL18BP gene causes the body’s immune system to attack and kill...
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that caused an 11-year-old girl to suffer a fatal reaction to infection with the Hepatitis A virus (HAV)....
Researchers have found a compound to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
Scientists from the University of Sheffield are part of an international collaboration to develop a new class of drugs to treat a common genetic...
Researchers has isolated a gene associated with cannabis use disorder (CUD)
A large team of researchers with members from Denmark, Iceland and the U.S. has isolated a gene associated with cannabis use disorder (CUD).
In...
Tumors and certain viral infections switches the human body to a hypofunctional state...
Tumors and certain viral infections pose a challenge to the human body which the immune system typically fails to handle.
In these diseases it...
Neuroscientists have reconstructed 3-D facial models using brain memories
In a world first, neuroscientists from the University of Glasgow have been able to construct 3-D facial models using the unique information stored in...
Superbugs : WHO offers global plan to curb the spread of antibiotic resistant...
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a global campaign Tuesday to curb the spread of antibiotic resistant germs through safer and more effective use...
Nilvadipine – hypertension drug – may hold promise for Alzheimer’s disease
Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory...
Immune system can slow retinitis pigmentosa disease
A new study shows that the complement system, part of the innate immune system, plays a protective role to slow retinal degeneration in a...
Doctors must be on alert about signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)...
General practitioners and physicians are being urged to keep a careful eye on the potentially deadly condition of deep vein thrombosis because the signs...
Early exposure to emotional violence significantly increases the chances that youths will contemplate suicide
Early exposure to emotional violence "significantly" increases the chances that youths will contemplate suicide, according to new research from three countries conducted by Washington...
Urolithin A – a metabolite in pomegranates – powerful anti aging that improves...
Urolithin A, a metabolite of biomolecules found in pomegranates and other fruits, could help slow certain aging processes.
EPFL spin-off Amazentis, in conjunction with...
An artificial nose helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery
An artificial nose developed at Tampere University, Finland, helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery and enables the more precise excision of tumours.
Electrosurgical...
