Fibrocystic Breast Disease – What You Should Know
Fibrocystic breast disease describes healthy breast tissue that feels lumpy and may sometimes be painful. It is not harmful because it is not a true disease. Fibrocystic changes is …
Pediatric Leukemia ‘Super Drug’ Could Be Developed Soon
Scientists have discovered two successful therapies that slowed the progression of pediatric leukemia in mice. When a key protein responsible for leukemia, MLL, is stabilized, it slows the progression …
Scientists Have Directly Reprogrammed Human Blood Cell Into Neural Stem Cells
Scientists Have Directly Reprogrammed Human Blood Cell Into Neural Stem Cells For The First Time. These induced stem cells are similar to those that occur during the early embryonic …
How to treat paronychia (an infected nail)
Paronychia is a skin infection that develops around the nail.It typically develops around the edges of the nail at the bottom or sides. It occurs when bacteria or fungi …
Leg Nerves Activated by Light Offer New Path to Restoring Mobility
For the first time, MIT researchers have shown that nerves made to express proteins that can be activated by light can produce limb movements that can be adjusted in …
Prostate Cancer: A New, Quicker Test to Assess Metastasis Risk
People with prostate cancer are at risk of metastatic tumors forming. A newly developed test can assess this risk more quickly than existing tests and is also cheaper to …
New high-tech epilepsy warning bracelet could save lives
Scientists have developed a high-tech bracelet called the Nightwatch, which detects 85 percent of all severe nighttime epilepsy seizures — a much higher percentage than similar devices on the …
Mediterranean diet nutrients tied with healthy brain aging
A recent study has uncovered further evidence of an association between diet and healthy brain aging. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can promote healthy brain aging. …
Reversing hearing loss by regrowing hairs
Humans are unable to reverse the effects of hearing loss, but a biological process found in other animal species may hold the key to reversing this widespread problem. Reversing …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Surgery for Lung Cancer
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to remove cancer from her left lung. The cancerous …