Medical science has come a long way from tribal shaman dispensing herbs and roots. Having already cured many diseases and conditions that were once a death sentence, medical researchers continue to strive to help us live longer and healthier lives. Great advances are being made in regrowing damaged organs, turning back our biological clocks, and the big one – finding a cure for cancer.
A new study has uncovered a new mechanism that helps explain the rapid, and long-lasting, antidepressant effects of controversial drug ketamine. The research reveals the drug operates in a way similar to that of conventional SSRI antidepressants except is it significantly more effective.
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A new study has revealed an unexpected correlation between Alzheimer’s disease and high levels of human herpes virus DNA. The controversial results have rekindled an old hypothesis suggesting viruses may play a part in the development of this devastating degenerative disease.
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A new trial into the effects of aerobic exercise on schizophrenia has added to a growing body of evidence suggesting physical activity does lessen negative symptoms associated with the condition.
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Last year an impressive study suggested a reliable set of blood biomarkers has been isolated that could successfully diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder in children. Now a follow-up study has verified those results pointing towards further clinical trials and potentially a commercially available test.
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a surgery-ready smart stent that keeps watch for the early warning signs of narrowing arteries, and sends out a wireless signal to alert the patient and doctors.
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A new therapy designed at Penn State has turned one of cancer's tactics against it. The team camouflaged a cancer-killing drug using cells from the tumor itself, allowing them to sneak medicine past the tumor’s defenses like a nanoscale Trojan horse and deliver a killing blow from the inside.
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A team of Chinese scientists has conducted the first full assessment of the effects of CRISPR on non-human primates. The study set out to study whether the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technique results in off-target mutations in rhesus macaque monkeys.
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A compelling new study has shed more light on the mysterious connection between our diet, gut bacteria and mood. The study found that mice given a high-fat diet displayed greater depressive behaviors until microbiome-altering antibiotics returned their behavior back to normal.
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A team at Purdue University has found that a compound called F6 is effective at killing bacteria that have already evolved resistance to existing antibiotics. In tests the new drug also seems less susceptible to bacterial resistance down the track.
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A team of researchers has successfully regenerated spinal tissue in rat models. Using a common antibiotic as the on/off switch, the therapy breaks down scar tissue and allows new nerve cells to grow, resulting in rats with spinal injuries relearning complex hand movements.
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