Category: Medical Research
A New Hope in an Old Cure: Nourseothricin’s Potential Against Resistant Bacteria
The world of medical science is full of surprises. Often, the answers we desperately seek are not found by forging ahead, but by looking back. This is the case …Feeling Hungry? It Might Just Be the Secret to Living Longer!
What if the sensation of hunger, that gnawing feeling in the pit of our stomachs, could be the key to slowing down the aging process? It may sound like …
The Persistence of Brain Activity: The Enigma of a Living Brain During Clinical Death
It is unclear how the brain works just before cardiac arrest. Although cardiac arrest is generally accompanied by the loss of overt awareness, it is unknown if people can …
Researchers Discover a New Therapeutic Target to Treat Drug Addiction
When someone is addicted to one or more drugs, their only obsession is to get their next fix, regardless of the consequences. Currently, no drug treatment with real long-term …Taking Statins May Protect Us from Developing Cancer Study Shows
Millions of new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2018, worldwide and many of them die. Often, these deaths are not attributed to primary cancer, but to metastases. These are …
The Malaria Drug Hydroxychloroquine Improves the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Agent Cisplatin against Resistant Head and Neck Cancers
Doctors have often chosen chemotherapy as a treatment option for cancers. The procedure involves the use of drugs, like cisplatin, to cause the death of cancer cells. However, it …
The Anti-diabetic Drug Empagliflozin Can Also Reverse Vascular Aging Study Shows
There are two types of diabetes: diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus. In diabetes insipidus, there is a deficiency of vasopressin. This hormone, also known as the anti-diuretic hormone, is …Medications for Erectile Dysfunction Can Provide Targeted Therapy in Esophageal Cancer
According to new research, a class of medications often used to treat erectile dysfunction may increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy in treating esophageal cancer. Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) typically has …