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Spread of Infectious Diseases Could be Linked to Changing Climate
March 19, 2024 10:13 am | by Joe Shust, Editor, Continuity Insights | CommentsCould a changing climate and changing environments have an impact on the spread of infectious diseases? At least one zoologist thinks so.
Apple's ResearchKit Must Outlast Novelty Value to Aid Medical Insight
March 17, 2024 10:03 am | by Niharika Midha, MSc, GlobalData Medical Device Analyst | CommentsApple's ResearchKit needs to make an impact beyond the initial launch period.
Is HRT for Menopause Staging a Comeback?
March 16, 2024 2:08 pm | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsMany recent meta-studies find hormone replacement therapy lengthens life after all. This may be leading to a comeback for the once hugely popular menopause treatment.
Does Amyloid Kill in Alzheimer’s, Heal in MS?
March 13, 2024 10:30 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsTwo groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer’s disease. But while one group is tackling Alzheimer’s by reducing aβ, the other is tackling multiple sclerosis (MS) by using aβ.
Breakthrough Therapies Target Cancers in 2015
March 10, 2024 9:39 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsGetting a new drug to market is difficult, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers a number of ways to help the process along for promising drugs that have potential against serious diseases. One of these options is designation as a breakthrough therapy. This year a number of these therapies are targeted at fighting cancer.
Apple Unveils New Medical Software Called ResearchKit
March 9, 2024 1:37 pm | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsApple showcased new health programs called Research Kit during a press conference today.
Apple's New Watch Lets You Share Your Heartbeat With Friends
March 9, 2024 1:13 pm | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsApple held a press conference today to reveal more details regarding the company's smart watch including the device's fitness tracking capabilities.
Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces New Funding for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Research
March 6, 2024 1:44 pm | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsMichael J. Fox Foundation and Alzheimer’s Association fund $2 million for research projects studying overlap in neurodegenerative diseases.
Mobile Health Tools on the Rise
March 3, 2024 3:56 pm | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsThree startups are taking advantage of new technology to help patients get treatment for various diseases all over the world.
A U.S. Cloning Pioneer’s Startling New Partnerships
March 3, 2024 9:53 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsIn a move that stunned the stem cell field, the first researcher to create cloned human cells—and to derive embryonic stem (ES) cells from them—has teamed with a man who once made a fraudulent claim to do the same.
Newly-Found T Memory Stem Cells May Be Key to Gene Therapy
February 27, 2024 10:41 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsGenetically engineered T memory stem cells (Tscm) can last more than 12 years in patients’ bodies, and can continually generate appropriate T cell armies for them, says an innovative study looking at two historic clinical trials.
Telemedicine Set to Bloom in 2015
February 24, 2024 1:39 pm | by Steve Boccone, Greybox Communications | CommentsNew technologies will help the field of telemedicine drastically grow this year.
Tickling Rats Reduces Stress of Injections
February 17, 2024 10:44 am | by Elizabeth Doughman, Editor-in-Chief, ALN Magazine | CommentsA new study, published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science, found that rats shows less stress when tickled before given an injection. This finding could help refine laboratory animal care standards and improve the quality and validity of data collected from animals used in biomedical research.
Measuring Extracellular Vesicle Stability: A New Frontier in Analytical Technology
February 12, 2024 2:14 pm | by Pauline Carnell, Product Manager – NanoSight, Malvern Instruments Ltd. & Agnieszka Siupa, Application Scientist, Malvern Instruments Ltd. | CommentsThe study of extracellular vesicles is an area that has recently become the subject of intense interest. These vesicles are apparently ubiquitous in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms and it is believed they have a wide role to play in many physiological and pathological processes.
Tests Show NFL Brain Damage May Linger, Start Young
February 9, 2024 2:42 pm | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsAfter the highly charged Super Bowl, two sobering studies emerged. One unveiled an improved molecular imaging technology that verified—and precisely identified—brain damage in some National Football League (NFL) players. The other study revealed that brain damage can be more severe in NFL players who start playing football before age 12.
