First Effective Treatment for Back Pain Changes How Brain and Back Communicate
The 12-week course which focuses on the nervous system rather than painkillers and manipulation, reduced pain longer and more than those two.
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Fourth Patient Seemingly Cured of HIV Through Wild Coincidence
The media continues the one-handed count of patients that seem to be cured of HIV as a man has stayed in remission for 17 months.
Common Human Antibiotic Can Heal Coral Diseases - 95% Success Rate With Amoxicillin
The common antibiotic Amoxicillin was used to treat disease-infected coral in Florida and shows great promise.
Large Dose of Iron Could be Used to Kill Off Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer, Scientists Believe
Prostate cancer is one of the most common in men, but it can often become treatment-resistant, so new methods like this one are sorely needed
Microscopic Robots Made from White Blood Cells Could Treat and Prevent Life-Threatening Illnesses
This "au natural" version of medical nanobots performed their tasks without triggering immune responses in the host.
Compounds in Amber Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria Superbugs, Scientists Find
University of Minnesota researchers have found that Baltic amber compounds could fight drug-resistant bacteria.
Bone Loss Meds May be Lowering Ovarian Cancer Risk, Scientists Find
Medicines used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian cancer according to research by The University of Queensland.
FDA Approves First Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Olumiant (baricitinib) oral tablets to treat adult patients with severe alopecia areata.
African Psychedelic Plant Medicine Inspires Two New Drugs to Treat Addiction and Depression
Now scientists have developed two new drug candidates for treating addiction and depression, modelled on the pharmacology of ibogaine.
Life-Saving Breakthrough for Antibiotics Uses Shapeshifting Chemistry that Won 2022 Nobel Prize
The antibiotic can shape-shift by rearranging its atoms, using new "click" chemistry, a discovery that won the 2022 Nobel Prize.
Woman Saved After Her Dog Found a Kidney Donor at the Beach: One-in-22 Million Odds
One of their two Dobermans, a big lug called Indie, kept running over to another camper to pester her while she was crocheting
Contraceptive Pill for Men Nears Reality After Major Breakthrough
Crucially, and exactly like the female contraceptive pill, the destabilization of the infertility protein is not permanent.
Trial Skin Cancer Vaccine Dramatically Reduced Melanoma Relapse in Patients Receiving Immunotherapy
The FDA recently granted "Breakthrough Therapy" designation to help speed along a pairing of the mRNA-4157/V940 vaccine
One Stem Cell Injection to Target Inflammation Slashed Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke By 58%
The treatment, called rexlemestrocel-L, was also well-tolerated and didn't cause additional inflammation in any patients who received ii.
Hate Needles? Future Vaccines Could be Delivered by a Gentle Puff of Air
Nobody likes needles, but they're necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body. But what if those could be puffed through the skin instead, with just a little pressure, like being hit in the arm with a foam toy? Today, scientists report steps toward making that a reality. Using powdered vaccines that don't […]
17-Year-old Wins $150,000 in Science Talent Search for Remarkable Way to Diagnose Pediatric Heart Disease
With a personal story driving her on, she managed an 85% rate of positive diagnoses with only a smartphone image
New Tool Can 3D Bio-Print Inside Human Body to Construct Natural Tissue-Like Structures
A new device that acts as a three-in-one surgical tool can also 3D-print living cells inside the human body in real-time.
Artificial Intelligence 'Can Help Spot Early Signs of Cancer in Chest X-Rays'
The AI tool identified abnormal chest X-rays with a 99.1% sensitivity rate, which included those with critical and non-critical abnormalities
Toddler Is First to Be Cured of Rare, Deadly Condition, Using New Versions of a Faulty Gene
Teddi Shaw is now predicted to live a long, normal, healthy life thanks to this "cure" for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
Protein Key to Osteosarcoma May Unlock Treatments for Deadly Bone Cancers That Affect Kids
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University said the discovery could lead to a cure for all types of skeletal tumors.
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