Category: Medical Conditions
An Artificial Retina to Restore Sight Could Soon Become a Reality
A team from the Vision Institute (L’Institut de la Vision) demonstrated that an artificial retina, an implant placed at the level of the retina that receives an image directly …University of Utah: Understanding Hibernation Mechanisms Could Help Overcome Obesity
Why are obese people more likely to develop diabetes, inflammation or even cancer and not huge mammals like bears? To try to understand this, U.S. researchers have analyzed the …Metastatic Prostate Cancer: New Treatment Options
Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in men. It is estimated that about one in seven men will develop it during a lifetime. When diagnosed early, this …How Our Immune System Has Evolved to Make Us More Vulnerable to Certain Diseases
The genetic mutations that allow us to repel deadly infections have made us more vulnerable to inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Until a few years ago, …Hydromethylthionine May Counter Cognitive Decline, Study Shows
Surprising findings by researchers in a new study by TauRx show that the drug hydro-methyl thionine is capable of producing noticeable effects on brain atrophy and cognitive decline even …A Combination of Hormones Could Help Treat Obesity and Diabetes
The findings of a recent study revealed that obese patients could lose around 4.4 kg as well as reduce their glucose levels into near-normal levels within four weeks if …Abusing Cannabis Increases the Risk of Testicular Cancer
According to the latest study led by Dr. Stephen Schwartz of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle smoking cannabis once a week or regularly since adolescence would …Anal Cancer Rates and Associated Deaths Rising in the US
The researchers of the University of Texas have observed a worrying rise in the incidence of anal cancer and associated deaths in the United States over the past 15 …Obese Men with Hypogonadism Could Lose Weight and Keep It off with Testosterone Injections
Men with hypogonadism can lose or maintain weight with the help of long-term testosterone therapy. Researchers from the United States and Germany have reported that long-term testosterone therapy can …