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Type 1 diabetes 'reversed' in human cells using GABA
Date: Nov-27-2014Building on a previous study in which they reversed type 1 diabetes in mice, scientists report success in repeating the process in human beta cells transplanted into mice.
Common indigestion medicine could be used in fight against cancer
Date: Nov-27-2014According to a new study, a common medicine used to treat indigestion can also improve survival rates in colorectal cancer cases and other forms of the disease.
How does environment-damaged DNA lead to disease?
Date: Nov-26-2014Using a technique called time-lapse crystallography, researchers have observed for the first time how the polymerase enzyme inserts nucleotides into strands of DNA.
Type 1 diabetes: a simple breath test may aid early diagnosis in children
Date: Nov-26-2014Researchers say a chemical in the breath - acetone - could be an indicator of type 1 diabetes in children, a discovery that may pave the way for a diagnostic breath test.
Goodbye, needles: measles vaccine could be delivered with a puff of air
Date: Nov-26-2014A new measles vaccine that takes the form of an easily administered inhalable dry powder has been proven safe in a human clinical trial.
HIV not under control among most infected Americans
Date: Nov-26-2014A new study finds that in most infected Americans, HIV levels are not in check, including in the majority of those who know they have the virus.
Placebo boosts brain activity in Parkinson's patients
Date: Nov-26-2014New study finds placebo is as good for boosting learning-related brain activity in Parkinson's patients as a dopamine-enhancing drug - demonstrating the power of expectation.
Researchers reveal extent of FDA influence on drug study design
Date: Nov-26-2014A review of recent new drug approvals found that the US Food and Drug Administration and pharmaceutical companies did not meet to discuss study design in one fifth of cases.
Half a million new cancer cases each year linked to BMI
Date: Nov-26-2014A new global analysis finds proportions of BMI-linked cancers vary across region and gender. North America was found to be the most affected region, with 23% of the global burden.
Full-day preschool associated with increased readiness for kindergarten
Date: Nov-26-2014Children who attend full-day preschool have increased school readiness skills and attendance compared with children who attend part-day preschool, according to a new study in JAMA.
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