U.S. Gives First Ever Approval to Gut Microbiota Transplant Therapy
Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals' procedure is meant to treat Clostridium difficile, a deadly bacterial infection.
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For First Time, a Fatal Enzyme Deficiency is Treated in the Womb to Save a Child
16-month-old Ayla inherited Pompe disease from her family genetics, but her life was saved when doctors administered drugs to her in utero
New Oxford Malaria Vaccine is 'Huge Advance' to Protect Children From Deadly Killer
A new vaccine from Oxford, R21, prevents malaria in children with a lower price tag-so will protect a greater number of African countries.
Natural Defenses in Plants May Be Successful in Humans Against Neurodegenerative Diseases: New Study
The multidisciplinary team identified the chloroplast plant protein SPP as the reason why plants are unaffected by the problematic protein.
'Healthy Food' Isn't Healthy for All: Learn Valuable Info About Your Gut Microbiome With Home Test Kit
Viome can analyze your gut with a home stool test kit for $79, sending you a report with specific foods you should avoid or increase.
Potential Cure for Most Common Deadly Pregnancy Complication Was Already Invented-For Treating Alzheimer's
A protein long believed to be linked with Alzheimer's has now been identified as a potential smoking gun for pre-eclampsia.
Experts Find Out Why Exercise Prevents Alzheimer's Disease-Which Could Lead to Cure
The reason exercise can prevent Alzheimer's disease has been discovered and it could lead to new treatments.
A Powerful Antibiotic That Can Tackle Superbugs Has Been Discovered in the 'Dark Matter' of Bacteria
Scientists in the US managed to grow the bacteria out of a morass of life cleverly coined ‘bacterial dark matter."
Molecule that Kills Most Solid Cancer Tumor Cells Leaving Others Unaffected Shows Promise After 20 Years' Hard Work
The Phase 1 clinical trial is open at City of Hope in LA, and open to all patients who haven't responded to existing cancer treatments.
Groundbreaking Immunization Against Lyme Disease Takes Aim at the Microbiomes of Ticks and Mosquitoes
This immunization is part of an emerging class of drugs called antimicrobiota vaccines, and the same concept is being applied to malaria
Simple Test for Children with Sinusitis Could Slash Antibiotic Use
Over five million kids in the USA receive antibiotics for sinus infections, but only half of such infections are caused by bacteria.
Yoga Can Help Cancer Patients Cut the Risk of Disease Spreading or Returning: Study
18 million people around the world develop cancer every year, and it's well known that physical inactivity increases the risk of getting it.
Cheap New Smartphone App Monitors Blood Pressure-Through Your Fingertips
To measure blood pressure, the user simply presses the clip. A customized app guides them on how hard and long to push during the measurement.
Groundbreaking Myeloma Cancer Treatment Has 90% Success Rate: 'Dramatic Results'
The incurable cancer treatment has seen the waiting list at Hadassah University extend past 6 months, even though it's still experiemental.
Antibiotic That Destroys One of World's Deadliest Superbugs Discovered by AI Supercomputer
An antibiotic that could be used to treat one of the world's most drug-resistant superbugs has been discovered by AI and supercomputer.
This Fabric Is Designed to Block Mosquito Bites
It took a lot of tweaking and refinement, but the finished fabric was described as something similar to "Lululemon leggings."
Neglected 80-year-old Antibiotic Reemerges as Highly-Effective Against Resistant Bacteria
Discovered back in the 1940s, nourseothricin is a natural product made by a soil fungus, but though it killed bacteria, it was renal toxic
Global Life Expectancy Rises by 6.2 Years After Drop in Deaths from Stroke, Diarrhea, and Respiratory Infections
The super-region of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania saw the largest net gain in life expectancy, 8.3 years.
Senators Pushed Big Pharma to Cap Inhaler Prices at $35 - Successfully Bringing Relief to American Families
It's the second such development this year, after the price of insulin was capped recently through executive-congressional actions.
Scientists Discover Potential HIV Cure that Eliminates Disease from Cells Using CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing
A new study has unveiled a likely future cure for HIV which uses molecular scissors to ‘cut out' HIV DNA from infected cells.
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