Category: Medical Conditions
How Do Bone Marrow Cells Receive Signals From The Heart After a Severe Heart Attack?
For the last 15 years, researchers had known that there is a movement of a specific type of cells present in the bone marrow, known as the progenitor …
The Possibility of Treating Heart Failure With Erectile Dysfunction Drug
According to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers gave sheep with advanced heart failure the drug Tadalafil. The researchers discovered that this treatment improved the animals’ …
Early Lipids Can Boost The Brain’s Growth for Vulnerable Micro-preemies
Dietary lipids are an important energy source for tiny preemies. They provide a vital brain boost by increasing the global brain volume significantly. They also increase the volume in …
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Cause Pregnancy and Birth Complications
Women who have previously undergone weight-loss surgery are at a higher risk of developing pregnancy complications. Their babies are more likely to be prematurely born, have congenital anomalies and …
Humanization of Antibodies That Can Deal With Human Herpesvirus 6B
Professor Yasuko Mori led a research group that succeeded in humanization of mouse antibodies. These antibodies can neutralize infections caused by the human herpes virus 6B (HHV-6B). Infections by …
The Effects of Horny Goat Weed on Sexual Function
When you hear the word, “horny….”, the first thing that crosses the mind is sex. Clearly the Chinese sheep herder noticed an unusually high amount of sexual activity from …
A New Method of Transmitting HIV Among the Injection Drug Users
According to studies from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute, HIV is transmittable through sharing equipment that is used to prepare drugs before injection. The study also found …
Drinking Alcohol is Never Safe During Pregnancy According To Study
An international team of researchers takes a major step in finding biological changes in the brain driving fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). New work that uses chaos theory in …
Cell Encapsulation Device Raises Survival Rate Of Cells In Injectable Tissues to 85%
An injection which can help damaged tissue re-grow has for a long time been patients’ and physicians’ dream alike. A new study by researchers at UBC Okanagan brings that …