“Pluripotent” stem cells—which have the potential to mature into almost any cell in the body—are being widely studied for their role in treating a vast array…
In an improvement over open-heart surgery, cardiologists now use catheters to eliminate damaged heart tissue in certain patients, such as those with…
Cancer patients are willing to undergo many tests to receive advanced experimental treatment in clinical trials, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic,…
Few primary care physicians pay adequate attention to patients taking prescription opioid drugs — despite the potential for abuse, addiction and overdose,…
Work led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators provides fresh insight into mechanisms controlling programmed cell death pathways and offers…
While previous research showed a trend toward this same finding, this observational study used electronic health records, an automated pharmacy database and…