A state-of-the-art portable biosensing device based on micro- and nanotechnologies will empower doctors to rapidly and accurately forewarn patients of their genetic risk of developing diseases such as cancer.
Abdominal pain and swelling can be early symptoms of ovarian cancer. But they are often attributed to other causes, potentially delaying an earlier diagnosis of the disease when it could be treated more effectively, a new study finds.
Glucosamine – A popular supplement that is said to rebuild cartilage in sore joints may be less potent than believed, a new study suggests. Researchers at Tufts-New England Medical Center found that only a small portion of glucosamine is absorbed by the body, meaning that the typical doses sold over-the-counter are probably not strong enough to help achy knees and hips.
Medical lasers have been used for dermatology applications such as removal of port wine stains, dark spots, tattoos, acne scars and other blemishes for over a decade. Lasers are used for a growing number of cosmetic procedures including hair removal, treatment of wrinkles, and tooth whitening. For risk information on the specific laser treatment that you are considering, ask your physician or operator for the patient labeling for the laser device.
The study, funded by the United Kingdom Government’s Department of Trade and Industry, is led by Dr Colin McGuckin and Dr Nico Forraz from Kingston University’s School of Life Sciences. It represents a significant step forward in the fast-developing field of stem cell research. Until now, experts have struggled to find a supply of cells in sufficient numbers that does not offend previous critics of stem cell research. The latest advance may overcome such difficulties.
Researchers at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center have determined that stem cells in a certain region of the brain may be the source of a particular type of incurable brain tumor and may be implicated in other types of brain cancers as well.
Routinely discarded as medical waste, placental tissue could feasibly provide an abundant source of cells that may have the potential to treat diseases and regenerate tissues as their more controversial counterparts, embryonic stem cells, suggests a University of Pittsburgh study to be published in the journal Stem Cells and available now as an early online publication in Stem Cells Express.
Export opportunities into the lucrative American market have been thrown wide open for a unique South Australian range of medical lambskin products.
Using revolutionary medical imaging technology, researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are providing a better understanding of the human body and its many secrets.
While various researchers are continually at work on the crisis of obesity, a latest hope has been discovered for millions of people. A plant called Hoodia, which grows in South Africa, and may be the first ever natural appetite suppressant .