A genetically engineered herpes virus can halt the progression of skin cancer by killing cancer cells and sparking the immune system into action against tumours, a landmark clinical trial ha... Read more
The possibilities for personalised vaccines in all types of cancer are revealed today in a lecture from Dr Harpreet Singh at the ESMO Symposium on Immuno-Oncology 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland... Read more
An electronic “tongue” could one day sample food and drinks as a quality check before they hit store shelves. Or it could someday monitor water for pollutants or test blood for s... Read more
Small trial from UCLA and Buck Institute succeeds using systems approach to memory disorders Patient one had two years of progressive memory loss. She was considering quitting her job, which... Read more
Mayo Clinic and IBM today announced plans to pilot Watson, the IBM cognitive computer, to match patients more quickly with appropriate clinical trials, beginning with research studies in can... Read more
Preliminary results show the device, created at Cedars-Sinai and developed by NeuroVision Imaging, may provide highly predictive early detection of changes associated with Alzheimer’s... Read more
The first dengue vaccine candidate (CYD-TDV) to reach phase 3 clinical testing has shown moderate protection (56%) against the disease in Asian children, according to new research published... Read more
Scientists have identified a set of 10 proteins in the blood which can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s, marking a significant step towards developing a blood test for the disease. The study... Read more
A new test for tuberculosis (TB) could dramatically improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosis for one of the world’s deadliest diseases, enabling health care providers to report results to... Read more
For the first time ever, a paralyzed man can move his fingers and hand with his own thoughts thanks to an innovative partnership between The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and B... Read more
UC Berkeley researchers have discovered that oxytocin — a hormone associated with maternal nurturing, social attachments, childbirth and sex — is indispensable for healthy muscle maintenance... Read more
Results From 10-Patient Case Study Lead to Phase III Clinical Trial for Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have found that a commonly prescrib... Read more
It’s about the size of a large vitamin pill and, for the first time in Ohio, the smallest heart pacemaker available is being tested at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Doctor... Read more
The technology means doctors could diagnose asthma even if their patients are not experiencing symptoms during their visit to the clinic. Using just a single drop of blood, a team of UW-Madi... Read more
Immunotherapy is a treatment option that uses a person’s own immune system to fight cancer Moffitt Cancer Center has initiated a phase I clinical trial for a new immunotherapy drug, ID-G305,... Read more
