A novel combination prostate cancer therapy has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The new treatment combines two Pfizer-produced cancer drugs, Xtandi (also...
“Imagine it’s construction season in Michigan. Normally, it might take you 10 to 15 minutes to get from point A to point B. “But when there...
Regular exercise is good for us. Or so we keep being told. We know that being physically active helps manage weight, strengthens bones and muscles, keeps...
Multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has teamed up with ‘young’ Chinese biotech Cholesgen to develop new drugs to target high cholesterol and related metabolic diseases. The three-year...
Suffering from an inflammatory bowel condition such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, could increase the risk of having a stroke in later life, according to...
An oral robotic pill could soon provide an alternative to painful injections in treating osteoporosis and other chronic diseases. Teriparatide (PTH 1-34) has for decades been...
The initial four patients have been enrolled in a first-of-its-kind trial to test a treatment for so-called ‘brain tsunamis’ often suffered by heart attack and stroke...
Taurine – a nutrient produced in the body and found in many foods – could be an “elixir of life” that boosts health and helps us...
Social media and virtual interactions have made staying in touch with family, friends, and even work colleagues easier than it’s ever been. All it takes is...
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has awarded AI software developer Icometrix a grant to continue exploratory work into brain biomarkers for the disease....
