Research teams from the University College London Cancer Institute (UCL) made an earthshaking discovery in learning how the genetic differences in cancer cells can be used to destroy them. Scientists found several cellular targets that may “teach”…
Two recent studies published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found evidence of a possible association between Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and a faster progression towards Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The two studies published on…
For the first time, a system has been developed to let researchers watch the Ebola virus through a microscope as it infects human cells in real-time. The discovery, published in mBio, the online journal of American Society…
The risk of blood clots and thromboembolic accidents may increase in patients who undergo hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as well as oral contraception. The plasma levels of estrogen can, in fact, influence the coagulation cascade,…
Essure is a permanent birth control method produced by Conceptus Inc., a subsidiary of Bayer AG. Initially approved by the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in 2002, this device provided many women with an alternative female…