Experts tested a combination of pills, insulin and therapies on Type 2 patients This resulted in 40% of patients entering remissions, the researchers found They were able to stay in remission 3 months after stopping diabetes drugs Diabetes can be reversed in just four months by intensive medical treatment, new research shows. Despite being considered...
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The cholesterol drug that outperforms statins: Patients on the medication are ‘27% less likely to suffer a heart attack’, landmark trial shows
Patients were treated with the injectable drug Repatha as part of a two-year trial Bad cholesterol levels dropped by 60% more than those who were just on statins Experts say the ‘extremely potent’ drug could potentially save thousands of lives A powerful cholesterol drug cuts the risk of heart attacks by a quarter, a landmark...
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Web-based counseling lowers blood pressure as much as meds: study
The average blood pressure of those taking part in the study began at around 140/90 mmHg, meaning they had what is clinically known as stage 1 hypertension People who received regular lifestyle counseling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication would, researchers said Saturday. Their study involved 264...
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Researchers decipher how the body controls stem cells
Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can develop into any type of cell in the human body. So far, however, scientists only partially understand how the body controls the fate of these all-rounders, and what factors decide whether a stem cell will differentiate, for example, into a blood, liver or nerve cell. Researchers from the...
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The key to OCD treatment may be a single protein
German scientists claim to have singled out a protein called SPRED2 as the cause of symptomatic behaviors of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), such as constant hand-washing Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be a debilitating condition, as persistent anxious thoughts lead sufferers to repeat an action to the point where it interferes with their everyday life. The...
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Cannabis Can Help Cure Alzheimer’s If Lawmakers Are Flexible: Experts
Cannabis holds great promise in treating dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. But the opportunity is being allegedly blocked by the federal regulators in the United States, according to researchers. Reports say that California’s Salk Institute is facing legal hurdles in advancing the research in cannabis cure. Their goal is to offer an effective treatment for these fatal diseases...
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Old target, new mechanism for overcoming tuberculosis resistance
In strains of tuberculosis that have developed drug resistance mutations, researchers have identified a secondary pathway that can be activated to reinstate drug sensitivity. The rise of drug-resistant tuberculosis poses a serious threat to humans, with approximately 580,000 cases occurring in 2015, resulting in about 250,000 deaths. Current treatments against the tuberculosis-causing bacteria include prodrugs,...
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Dementia not prevented with vitamin E, selenium, study finds
An ample body of research has shown that oxidative stress plays a key role in the development of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. As a result, antioxidant supplements have been proposed as preventive measures against dementia. A new trial, however, tests the effect of vitamin E and selenium on aging men and...
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New Material Regrows Bone
A schematic representation of the experimental design. A team of researchers repaired a hole in a mouse’s skull by regrowing “quality bone,” a breakthrough that could drastically improve the care of people who suffer severe trauma to the skull or face. The work by a joint team of Northwestern Engineering and University of Chicago researchers...
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Bowel cancer medication could help combat early-onset Parkinson’s disease
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease could potentially benefit from taking a medication used to treat certain forms of cancer, according to new research by University of Leicester scientists and funded by the Medical Research Council. The study, which has been published in Science Matters, suggests that folinic acid, which is used in medications...