Category: Biological

New Alzheimer’s drug signals breakthrough in human clinical trial — RT News

A groundbreaking new drug has been shown to clear away toxic clusters of protein material in the brain thought to be a primary cause of >>>

Posted: November 3, 2016 in Biological

New Alzheimer’s treatment fully restores memory function – ScienceAlert

Australian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques – structures that are responsible for memory >>>

Posted: October 27, 2016 in Biological

New gene-editing technology successfully cures a genetic blood disorder in mice

Source: New gene-editing technology successfully cures a genetic blood disorder in mice

Posted: October 26, 2016 in Biological

Flawed analysis casts doubt on years of evolutionary research

Years of research on the evolution of ancient life including the dinosaurs have been questioned after a fatal flaw in the way fossil data is >>>

Posted: October 25, 2016 in Biological

Depriving Deadly Brain Tumors of Cholesterol May Be Their Achilles’ Heel

Source: Depriving Deadly Brain Tumors of Cholesterol May Be Their Achilles’ Heel

Posted: October 18, 2016 in Biological

Discovery of stem cell signals could help regenerate bones missing in congenital skull disorders

Source: Discovery of stem cell signals could help regenerate bones missing in congenital skull disorders

Posted: October 6, 2016 in Biological

HIV cure close after disease ‘vanishes’ from blood of British man 

A British man could become the first person in the world to be cured of HIV using a new therapy designed by a team of >>>

Posted: October 3, 2016 in Biological

How ‘hair-of-the-dog’ approach works to treat allergies, mouse study shows — ScienceDaily

Using mice as the models, a new study describes the cellular processes that occur during “rush desensitization.” The approach involves giving a small dose of >>>

Posted: September 28, 2016 in Biological

New research offers clues to cause of Crohn’s disease – CBS News

Researchers say the discovery could one day lead to new treatments for the debilitating condition Source: New research offers clues to cause of Crohn’s disease >>>

Posted: September 28, 2016 in Biological

FDA approves ‘artificial pancreas’ to manage diabetes – SFGate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind “artificial pancreas,” a device that can help some diabetes patients manage their disease by constantly monitoring >>>

Posted: September 28, 2016 in Biological