In an interview conducted at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 5-9, 2023, Jordana Fein, MD, MS, Retina Group of Washington Fairfax, Virginia,…
Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Over a decade ago, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies published a report that found the annual cost of premature births in the United States exceeded…
A potential new treatment for Alzheimer's and progressive supranuclear palsy has shown an ability to help patients repair and regrow teeth by stimulating stem cells to produce large…
Instead of vaccinating patients with weakened versions of a virus, it may be possible to modify the virus so it is incapable of infecting a host, but still…
World-renowned vaccine developer and scientist, Maurice R. Hilleman, PhD, comments on his prediction of the 1957 asian (H2N2) flu pandemic and the processes he set in motion to…
This nano-sensor array might be able to smell cancer, Parkinson's, and other conditions by analyzing your breath, even before your doctor could detect them by other means.
Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute are testing different versions of a platform for islet transplantation that could eliminate the need for insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes…
Delivering flu vaccines via needle injection can be painful (or even terrifying) for some young patients. In 2014, the CDC acknowledged the nasal spray FluMist Quadrivalent as an…
Nabil Simaan, PhD, and a team of bioengineers at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering are developing a new generation of surgical robots that have been endowed with…
