Category: Medical Conditions
ASOs Are An Effective Treatment Option for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Researchers say
New research has identified and validated a novel treatment in mouse models for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), a condition that targets the aberrant protein that results from a genetic mutation. …
Cannabis Can Relieve the Pain Associated With Sickle Cell Anemia Study Shows
Cannabis is evolving into an effective treatment to relieve chronic pain in people with sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell disease affects 400,000 births per year worldwide and affects approximately …
HGH Combined With Alendronate Can Lower the Risk of Bone Fractures in Patients With Osteoporosis
In research examining the effects of growth hormone therapy in patients with a growth hormone deficiency, researchers initially used recombinant growth hormone replacement therapy for a total duration of …
Menopause: Beta-Blockers, Antidepressants and Insulin Promote Weight Gain
According to a new study, drugs prescribed for high blood pressure, diabetes, and depression are associated with involuntary weight gain in postmenopausal women. Menopause is a crucial moment in …
Color Blind People Can Now Distinguish Colors With New Lenses
Researchers have found that placing glasses with special filters allows color blind people to distinguish colors and that these effects persist after the lenses are removed. Poor color perception, …
Novel Nanoparticles Approach To Lung Tumors May Eradicate The Side Effects Of Chemo
Lung Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. Despite this, there has been limited progress in improving the survival rates of patients with lung cancer. This …
Cancer Latest Facts: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Prevention, Risk Factors and Treatments
Cancer is a dreaded disease, often considered “the worst of all diseases”. It is one of the leading causes of death in the US. Today, more and more people …
A Drug That Could Prevent Heart Attacks Without the Risk of Bleeding May Soon Be a Reality
University of Illinois researchers have developed a drug that could prevent heart attacks in vulnerable people without the risk of bleeding. Platelet aggregation inhibitors are drugs that inhibit platelet …
HIV Breakthrough: Only 2 Shots a Year Could Prevent Replication of the Virus
In an article published in Nature magazine, researchers explain that they have developed the GS-6207 molecule, which is capable of stopping the replication of HIV by targeting the viruses’ …
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