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- Read more about Even Some Longtime Smokers have Healthy Lungs. How?
The Medical Research Council researchers analyzed huge amount amount of health and genetic data from volunteers to the UK's Biobank project. The analysis of more than 50,000 people showed favorable mutations in people's DNA-enhanced lung function and masked the deadly impact of smoking.
- Read more about FDA approves two new drug treatments for diabetes mellitus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tresiba (insulin degludec injection) and Ryzodeg 70/30 (insulin degludec/insulin aspart injection) to improve blood sugar (glucose) control in adults with diabetes mellitus.
- Read more about Survival Rate of Premature Babies can be Increased by Blocking Light
A new study suggests that the survival rate of premature babies born between 26 to 31 weeks of gestation can be improved by blocking light from reaching the intravenously-fed infused nutritious mixture for survival. The study was published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
- Read more about New Study Revealed That Sex does not lead to Heart Attack
A new study suggests that sex does not lead to heart attack and also states that it is safe to engage in it, even after experiencing a heart attack. The research is published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
- Read more about Deep-Diving Whales useful to create Synthetic Blood
Rice University Researchers reveal that Deep-diving whales may create synthetic blood. The study appears in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
- Read more about MicrocynAH next-gen dermatology products with dimethicone for animals Launch by Oculus Innovative Sciences
Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, introduce two new MicrocynAH dermatology products for animals.
- Read more about Childhood Brain Tumors Impact Working Memory during Adulthood
A new study has suggested that survivors of childhood brain tumors have lower working memory performance in adulthood compared to healthy adults. The study appeared in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.
- Read more about Drug combination improves progression-free survival in melanoma patients regardless of genetic status, age and spread of disease
Patients with advanced melanoma skin cancer survive for longer without their disease progressing if they have been treated with a combination of two drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, than with either of these drugs alone. New results show that these patients also do better regardless of their age, stage of disease and whether or not they have a cancer-driving mutation in the BRAF gene.
- Read more about DNA-based nanodevices for molecular medicine
Self-assembled DNA nanostructures can be used in molecular-scale diagnostics and as smart drug-delivery vehicles.
Researchers from Aalto University have published an article in the recent Trends in Biotechnology journal. The article discusses how DNA molecules can be assembled into tailored and complex nanostructures, and further, how these structures can find uses in therapeutics and bionanotechnological applications. In the review article, the researchers outline the superior properties of DNA nanostructures, and how these features enable the development of efficient biological DNA-nanomachines. Moreover, these DNA nanostructures provide new applications in molecular medicine, such as novel approaches in tackling cancer. Tailored DNA structures could find targeted cells and release their molecular payload (drugs or antibodies) selectively into these cells.
- Read more about Paralyzed Man to Walk Again by Brain Control System
Researchers have used non-invasive direct brain control system to get a person, with complete paralysis in both legs owing to spinal cord injury, to walk again. The research was published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation.