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Revolutionizing pain management: Study highlights effectiveness of low-dose local anesthetics

The therapeutic efficacy of low-dose local anesthetics (LAs) in various clinical conditions, highlighting gaps in current research for future exploration.

23 Nov 2023

Sickle Cell Disease patients and the use of disease-modifying treatments

New disease-modifying treatments (DMTs), namely, crizanlizumab, L-glutamine, and voxelotor, have recently been approved.

23 Nov 2023

New study reveals increased cancer risk linked to higher BMI in adults with cardiovascular diseases

The joint and individual correlations of CVD/T2D and BMI with cancer risk.

23 Nov 2023

Exploring the intersection: Cardiovascular mortality trends among Alzheimer’s patients in the U.S.

Researchers compare the trends in cardiovascular disease-related mortality among patients with Alzheimer’s disease with general United States population.

23 Nov 2023

Optimizing hospital patient safety: Machine learning model enhances early warning system performance

Researchers propose a novel predictive model based on machine learning for the early prediction of adverse events.

23 Nov 2023

Blind people can recognize faces using sound, study shows

Using a specialized device that translates images into sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists and colleagues showed that people who are blind recognized basic faces using the part of the brain known as the fusiform face area, a region that is crucial for the processing of faces in sighted people.

22 Nov 2023

Numbing agent lidocaine may have cancer-fighting properties

Lidocaine - often used as numbing agent for outpatient medical procedures - activates certain bitter taste receptors through two unique mechanisms that result in cancer cell death, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

22 Nov 2023

New insights into the brain's control of eating speed

When you eagerly dig into a long-awaited dinner, signals from your stomach to your brain keep you from eating so much you'll regret it – or so it's been thought.

22 Nov 2023

New approach to stem cell transplantation may overcome immune rejection

Cell and organ transplants can be lifesaving, but patients often encounter long waiting lists due to the shortage of suitable donors.

22 Nov 2023

Non-invasive genetic test for fetal DNA sequencing developed

A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a non-invasive genetic test that can screen the blood of pregnant individuals to survey all genes for fetal DNA sequence variants.

22 Nov 2023

Single injection of novel hydrogel could replace weekly diabetes injections

Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Victoza, and others to just once every four months.

22 Nov 2023

Study identifies common skin bacterium as previously unknown culprit behind itch

Study finds among outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19, treatment with fluvoxamine does not reduce duration of symptoms

Researchers investigate the effects of high-dose fluvoxamine among patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.

22 Nov 2023

Medical Science News

Revolutionizing pain management: Study highlights effectiveness of low-dose local anesthetics

Sickle Cell Disease patients and the use of disease-modifying treatments

New study reveals increased cancer risk linked to higher BMI in adults with cardiovascular diseases

Exploring the intersection: Cardiovascular mortality trends among Alzheimer’s patients in the U.S.

Optimizing hospital patient safety: Machine learning model enhances early warning system performance

Blind people can recognize faces using sound, study shows

Numbing agent lidocaine may have cancer-fighting properties

New insights into the brain's control of eating speed

New approach to stem cell transplantation may overcome immune rejection

Non-invasive genetic test for fetal DNA sequencing developed

Single injection of novel hydrogel could replace weekly diabetes injections

Study identifies common skin bacterium as previously unknown culprit behind itch

Genetic vulnerability of leukemia cells uncovered

Antibiotics that target mitochondria may promote longevity

Acoustic stimulation of the brain may ease persistent symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury

Reducing cholesterol esters protects the brain against Alzheimer's-like damage

Repurposed drugs hold promise for targeting cancer stem cells

Study estimates hepatitis C infection seroprevalence in pregnant women

Navigating the influencer landscape: The positive and negative effects of social media influencers on adolescents

Study finds among outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19, treatment with fluvoxamine does not reduce duration of symptoms

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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