Diseases and disorders

• New immunotherapy inhibits tumor growth and protects against metastases (28 Aug 2018)
  
• Using mathematical modeling and evolutionary principles important in treatment decisions: Moffitt researchers show continuous maximum dose and adaptive treatment approaches are effective strategies fo (03 Aug 2018)
  
• The role of 'extra' DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance (03 Aug 2018)
  
• Platform uses artificial intelligence to diagnose Zika and other pathogens (18 Jul 2018)
  
• Machine learning finds tumor gene variants and sensitivity to drugs in The Cancer Genome Atlas (18 Jul 2018)
  
• Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in most common brain scan (18 Jul 2018)
  
• Machine learning helps to predict the treatment outcomes of schizophrenia: Building better tools for diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders (14 Jul 2018)
  
• Scientists create a complete atlas of lung tumor cells (12 Jul 2018)
  
• World's first intra-operative MRI-guided robot for bilateral stereotactic neurosurgery (01 Jul 2018)
  
• Deep brain stimulation: A new treatment approach in patients with multiple sclerosis (01 Jul 2018)
  
• The FDA Puts the Brakes on A Major CRISPR Trial in Humans (02 Jun 2018)
  
• The EPA Just Approved the Release of Mosquito-Killing Insects Grown in the Lab (19 Nov 2017)
  
• Schizophrenia disrupts the brain's entire communication system, researchers say: Wiring is frayed in more than just one region, according to a new international study (18 Oct 2017)
  
• New breast cancer drug defeats the Ras genes notorious for causing many types of cancer (12 Oct 2017)
  
• Brain chemical abnormalities in earliest stage of psychosis identified (12 Oct 2017)
  
• Sequencing test enables precise identification of drug-resistant TB: Researchers advance SMOR testing, with an eye on precision medicine for tuberculosis (11 Oct 2017)
  
• Major breakthrough identifies new mechanism for the development of schizophrenia (11 Oct 2017)
  
• Novel treatment causes cancer to self-destruct without affecting healthy cells (10 Oct 2017)
  
• Scientists discover brain area which can be targeted for treatment in patients with schizophrenia who 'hear voices' (08 Oct 2017)
  
• Imaging of scar tissue formation: Noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging of lung fibrogenesis with an amino acid targeted probe (08 Oct 2017)
  
• Better genetic decoding of neurodevelopmental disorders (08 Oct 2017)
  
• 'Fixing' blood vessel cells to diagnose blood clotting disorders (22 Aug 2016)
  
• Repairing the brain: Two genes unlock potential for treatment of schizophrenia (04 Jul 2016)
  
• Major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease (04 Jul 2016)
  
• New directions in mental health care for older adults (30 Jun 2016)
  
• Degenerating neurons respond to gene therapy treatment for Alzheimer's disease: Postmortem brain studies suggest nerve growth factor safely triggered functional cell growth (14 Jun 2016)
  
• Nine risk factors may contribute to two-thirds of Alzheimer's cases worldwide: All potentially modifiable; could prove promising options for prevention, say researchers (31 May 2016)
  
• New drug protects against the deadly effects of nuclear radiation 24 hours after exposure (31 May 2016)
  
• Vitamin B6: Sources & Benefits (28 May 2016)
  
• Synthetic DNA vaccine against MERS induces immunity in animal study (27 May 2016)
  
• Toward a safe antiobesity drug that could block fat absorption (16 May 2016)
  
• Programming adult stem cells to treat muscular dystrophy and more by mimicking nature (15 May 2016)
  
• Born an addict: Clues from umbilical cords (14 May 2016)
  
• Thirty years of AIDS data highlight survival gains, room for improvement (07 May 2016)
  
• Scientists produce strongest evidence yet of schizophrenia's causes (07 May 2016)
  
• Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder may share genetic roots with creativity (07 May 2016)
  
• Over 95% of the world’s population has health problems, with over a third having more than five ailments (07 May 2016)
  
• Educating the immune system to prevent allergies (02 May 2016)
  
• Cause of regression in individuals with Down syndrome identified (02 May 2016)
  
• Study: 93 percent of advanced leukemia patients in remission after immunotherapy (29 Apr 2016)
  
• How DNA alarm-system works (19 Apr 2016)
  
• Abnormal brain rhythms tied to problems with thinking in schizophrenia (16 Apr 2016)
  
• A new superweapon in the fight against cancer (14 Apr 2016)
  
• Schizophrenia: Impaired activity of the selective dopamine neurons (13 Apr 2016)
  
• Mechanism behind age-dependent diabetes discovered (16 Mar 2016)
  
• Infection-fighting bandages for serious burns (16 Mar 2016)
  
• PNAS: Childhood leukemias forged by different evolutionary forces than in older adults (29 Jan 2016)
  
• Expert system for early diagnosis of schizophrenia (21 Dec 2015)
  
• Genome editing in mitochondria prevents inheritance of diseases (09 Dec 2015)
  
• The link between weed and schizophrenia is way more complicated than we thought (24 Jun 2014)
  
• Crab and other crustacean shells may help prevent and treat inflammatory disease (24 Jun 2014)