Medical Wellness

Programming Cells to Home to Specific Tissues may Enable More Effective Cell-based Therapies

However, the inability to target cells to tissues of interest poses a significant barrier to effective cell therapy. To address this hurdle, researchers at…

Use of over-the-counter thyroid support pills is risky, Mayo Clinic Researcher finds

The hormones are known as T3, or triiodothyronine, and T4, or thyroxine. They are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and intended for use only…

Statin therapy fails to slow progression of atherosclerosis in pediatric lupus patients

Atorvastatin therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing atherosclerosis progression in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)….

Georgetown researchers examine 21-year series of nipple sparing mastectomy cases and find no cancers

They say the procedure known as a nipple sparing mastectomy is also a viable surgical option for women who choose to have their breasts removed because of…

Medical researchers ID potential new drug target that could stop debilitating effects of MS

In the first phase of MS, those with the condition have lots of inflammation of their brain cells, resulting in continuous cycles of inflammation attacks…

Clinical trial shows first evidence that anal cancer is preventable

Though anal cancer is less common than other forms of the disease in the United States, the number of cases has increased in recent years, and is particularly…

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