Collaborate Disseminate
Scientists have recently had success in curing mice of a serious type of pneumonia, using what are described as “microrobots.” The bots were actually live algae cells, which carried life-saving medication throughout the rodents’ lungs.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Algae cells pressed into service as pneumonia-treating microrobots
People with cystic fibrosis are vulnerable to potentially fatal Mycobacterium abscessus lung infections, which are notoriously difficult to treat. A new treatment may succeed where others have failed, however – and it utilizes antibacterial honey.Conti… Continue reading Honey may find use in eradicating life-threatening lung infections
A torn rotator cuff can be debilitating enough on its own, but unfortunately once such an injury has occurred, it’s more likely to happen again. An experimental new mesh could help keep that from happening, thanks to tiny pieces of graphene.Continue Re… Continue reading Graphene-infused mesh could keep rotator cuff injuries from recurring
Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new light-activated “photoimmunotherapy” that could help treat brain cancer. The key is a compound that glows under light to guide surgeons to the tumor, while near-infrared ligh… Continue reading Light-activated “photoimmunotherapy” kills brain cancer, reduces relapse
Nerve damage can result in pain that lasts for years, or even a lifetime. There may be new hope, however, as scientists now report that exposing damaged nerves to a cold needle can cause them to regenerate, drastically reducing pain.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Cold needle treatment may reduce pain by regenerating damaged nerves
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified two new subtypes of prostate cancer. These new forms of the disease are resistant to usual treatments, but categorizing and studying them could lead to new therapies.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical… Continue reading Newly identified prostate cancer subtypes suggest new treatment options
Osteoporosis is characterized by the deterioration of bone tissue, resulting in weak bones that are easily broken. There may be new hope for treating the disease, however, utilizing a naturally occurring hormone.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Scien… Continue reading Naturally occurring hormone could offer a better osteoporosis treatment
It’s a sad fact that many sea turtles now suffer from fibropapillomatosis, a disease in which debilitating tumors grow on various parts of the body. There may be new hope, however, as a recent study suggests that exposure to sunlight could help afflict… Continue reading Sunlight exposure may help rehabilitate tumor-afflicted sea turtles
Although some kidney stones can be treated with medication, larger ones are often broken up with an endoscopic laser. A new hydrogel is now claimed to be capable of removing even the smallest of the resulting fragments, instead of leaving them to possi… Continue reading Hydrogel designed to remove every bit of those “blasted” kidney stones
If diabetes progresses too far, it can result in a potentially blinding condition known as retinopathy. And while existing treatments are invasive and often painful, there may be new hope in the form of an LED-equipped contact lens.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading LED contact lens treatment may prevent diabetes-related blindness