The fiber scan machine is an amazing new technology which allows clinicians to measure not only the fibrosis of their patient’s liver, but the level of steatosis, or…
The Marburg virus disease is a severe haemorrhagic fever that’s often times fatal to humans. The virus is transmitted to people from cave-dwelling fruit bats and is considered…
Stunning new research has revealed that previous studies showing caffeine improved motor function in Parkinson’s patients, is wrong. Researchers found that drinking coffee doesn’t have any effect on the…
Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH, a physician at the Boston Medical Center and associate professor at the school of medicine and public health has done research on the comparative…
There has been ground breaking advances made in the field of science when it comes to finding cures for Parkinson’s disease. Medical scientists have been studying cures for…
Doctors made history recently when they used a technique called zinc-finger nucleases to cure a rare genetic disorder. Brian Madeux was diagnosed with Hunter syndrome, which is caused…
The Hepatitis C related cirrhosis is one of the most devastating chronic viral infections in the world. Now, a newly discovered gene called ‘PNPLA3’ may give clues to…
The longer one lives the more likely they are to develop a cognitive disease or problems with decision-making etc. Parkinson’s Disease often starts off as a motor function…
When it comes to the treatment of complex diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, and autism, doctors need to understand the molecular basis of the disease before they can…
There are currently 150,000 people registered in The National Transplant waiting list. Many on the list would eventually find a donor; however, some would have to face the…
