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Rare blood disorder adult patient first to be cured using stem cell transplant
A patient suffering from a rare blood disorder became the first one to be cured of the disease using a stem cell transplant technique that avoids the use of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation. Physicians at the University of Illinois Hospital […]
Tea reduces cognitive decline, dementia in elderly persons by as much as 86%
Drinking tea every day lowers the risk of cognitive decline by 50% in the elderly and as much as 86% in older persons who are genetically at risk of Alzheimer’s, according to a recent longitudinal study involving 957 Chinese seniors […]
New evolocumab drug more effective than statins in cutting cholesterol levels
A new innovative drug, called evolocumab, has been found to be more effective than the often-prescribed statins in cutting down the levels of bad cholesterol and lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The positive results of the international […]
Intensive medical treatment reversed type 2 diabetes in 40% of patients
A new landmark study has found that type 2 diabetes – a chronic health condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to be too high –can be reversed in up to 40% of patients through intensive medical treatment. Type […]
Consuming fruits, vegetables could lower risk of lung disease for smokers
Eating fruits and vegetables could help current and former smokers lower their risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a Swedish study suggests. The study involved more than 40,000 current and former male smokers. The current smokers who consumed […]
Experimental blood test detects 96% of autism cases, could speed diagnosis
An experimental blood test is said to detect autism in more than 96% of cases across a broad spectrum of patients, offering the potential to diagnose the condition earlier, according to a study recently released by its developers. The findings […]
Improved sleep quality leads to better health, well-being
Improving sleep quality offers benefits to one’s physical health and psychological well-being that is comparable to the health and happiness brought on by winning a lottery, according to a research by the University of Warwick in the UK. Dr. Nicole […]
Two-part vaccine shows potential for long-lasting protection against Ebola
A two-part vaccine from Johnson & Johnson and Danish partner Bavarian Nordic has shown promising results in offering long-lasting protection against the deadly Ebola virus. The vaccine induced a durable immune response lasting a full year in 100% of healthy […]
B vitamins may protect against impacts of air pollution, small trial suggests
A small-scale human trial suggests that B vitamins could provide protection against the negative health impacts of air pollution. High doses of B vitamins may “completely offset” the damage caused by very fine particulate matter, researchers in the US have […]
Biological therapies against cancer could benefit 1 in 5 women –study
A new study by experts at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, a non-profit genomics and genetics research institute in the UK, suggests that targeted biological therapies that can help fight breast cancers caused by rare, inherited genetic errors like the […]
