by Loyola University Health System Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has shown significant efficacy in treating major depressive and obsessive compulsive disorders. A newly published literature review by Antonio H. Iglesias, MD, a Loyola Medicine neurologist and assistant professor at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, highlights the compelling scientific and clinical data supporting...
MEDGADGET EDITORS MATERIALS, MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, REHAB A variety of medical conditions, including diabetic neuropathy, infections, and injuries, can lead to a reduced ability to feel touch with one’s skin. This can be frustrating and uncomfortable, but it can also result in an inability to walk in comfort, notice wounds and injuries, and deal with everyday...
Researchers have converted human stem cells into insulin-producing cells and demonstrated in mice infused with such cells that blood sugar levels can be controlled and diabetes functionally cured for nine months. The findings, from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, are published online in the journal Nature Biotechnology. “These mice had...
Led by Tony Hu, the Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation at Tulane University School of Medicine, researchers at Tulane, Baylor College of Medicine and NanoPin Technologies, Inc. are now developing a rapid, reliable and highly specific test to allow rapid diagnosis of all forms of Tuberculosis (TB), the leading worldwide cause of death from...
Since 31 December 2019 and as of 9 March 2020, 109 695 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions in the affected countries) have been reported, including 3 811 deaths. The deaths have been reported from China (3 122), Italy (366), Iran (194), South Korea (51), United States (21), France (19), Japan (7), an international...
With a lot of rumors and false information spreading, we at RMG, want to keep you updated with important updates and facts from legitimate and dependable sources. RMG provides IV infusions that help promote and strengthen your immune system to help fight off bacteria and viruses. These IVs may be used as preventative measures on...
DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, N.C. – The water filter on your refrigerator door, the pitcher-style filter you keep inside the fridge and the whole-house filtration system you installed last year may function differently and have vastly different price tags, but they have one thing in common. They may not remove all of the drinking water contaminants...
A few short weeks ago, the word “coronavirus” probably meant little, if anything, to most people. (Human coronaviruses were first identified in the 1960s and, while they vary in severity, all have the ability to cause respiratory illnesses.) But today, headlines with that medical term are popping up everywhere, as this new virus continues to...
The longer your commute, the more you’re exposed to a chemical flame retardant that is a known carcinogen and was phased out of furniture use because it required a Proposition 65 warning label in California. That is the conclusion of a new UC Riverside study published this month in the journal Environment International. While much...
by American Heart Association Two studies demonstrate that older adults may be able to live longer, healthier lives by increasing physical activity that doesn’t have to be strenuous to be effective, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2020. “Finding a way...
