Lung cancer

A lung cancer vaccine has been available in Cuba for years

30 Mar 2016

There's a lung cancer vaccine in Cuba, and Americans are finding a way to bring it stateside.   Yes, you read that headline right. Not only does Cuba have a lung cancer vaccine, but they've had one...

Parkinson's disease

Rosacea Linked To Increased Risk For Parkinson's Disease

29 Mar 2016

Findings of a new study suggest that rosacea is associated with increased risk for Parkinson's disease, a central nervous system disorder marked by tremors, impaired balance, slowed movements and...

Breast cancer

Remarkable Breast Cancer Trial Destroys Tumors In Just 11 Days

16 Mar 2016

Breast cancer is the most common cancer for women in both the developed and less developed world. Currently, early detection is the best way to increase survival rates in patients, and there are...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes insipidus

Scottish research could revolutionise type 1 diabetes treatment

16 Mar 2016 • 1 comment

People could be able to find out their risk of developing complications from type 1 diabetes - if researchers are successful in a groundbreaking study.   Highly-sensitive blood testing techniques...

Breast cancer

Breast cancer: New treatment can make tumours 'disappear' in just 11 days, scientists say

14 Mar 2016

A new treatment for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer can make tumours “disappear” in just 11 days, scientists have said, as they hailed a “mind-boggling” breakthrough in the...

Breast cancer

Double mastectomies for breast cancer tripled in 10 years

14 Mar 2016 • 1 comment

The number of women who have a double mastectomy for breast cancer has tripled in 10 years, according to new research, even though this aggressive surgery has not been associated with a survival...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes insipidus

From liver to kidney and pancreatic cancer, how DIABETES can increase the risk of the disease

7 Mar 2016

Type 1 diabetes increases a person's risk of being diagnosed with a number of different cancers, experts have discovered. However, they found being an insulin-dependent diabetic also reduces the...

Multiple sclerosis

Stem Cell Transplant in Multiple Sclerosis: Next Steps

1 Mar 2016

Could stem cell transplant emerge as a reliable treatment for both relapsing and progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS)? Experts believe so, and they hope to prove it in clinical trials.  ...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Engineered Mini-Stomachs Could Be Future Of Diabetes Treatment

1 Mar 2016

For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out how to replenish vital insulin-producing beta cells that are missing in type 1 diabetes, which affects an estimated 1.25 million children and...

Prostate cancer

Balding men more likely to get prostate cancer, study reveals

1 Mar 2016

Male pattern baldness may be an indicator of men's susceptibility to fatal prostate cancer, new research suggests.   A large-scale study by medical professionals at America's National Cancer...

Lung cancer

U.S. Researchers to Study a Lung Cancer Vaccine Developed in Cuba

1 Mar 2016

On March 21, 2016, Barack Obama will become the first U.S president to visit the island nation of Cuba since Calvin Coolidge did so in 1928. The trip not only serves to signify an official thawing in...

Parkinson's disease

Respiratory Drug Focus of New Clinical Trial for Parkinson’s

29 Feb 2016 • 3 comments

A medication approved to treat various respiratory diseases and that has demonstrated neuroprotective effects in preclinical studies is the focus of a new clinical trial for Parkinson’s disease....