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    Researchers have re-engineered red blood cells to fight COVID-19
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 13

    Researchers have re-engineered red blood cells to fight COVID-19

    Researchers modify red blood cells to transport viral agents which safely trigger the immune system to protect the body against SARS-CoV-2.
    Ketogenic diet significantly improves patients with Multiple Sclerosis
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 12

    Ketogenic diet significantly improves patients with Multiple Sclerosis

    Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who adopted a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet saw significant improvements in their MS.
    Implantable ‘Drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 9

    Implantable ‘Drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer

    Rice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days.
    Injectable therapy repairs severe spinal cord injuries and reverses paralysis
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 6

    Injectable therapy repairs severe spinal cord injuries and reverses paralysis

    Northwestern University researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis
    Cancer cure?  CAR T-cell therapy has two people in remission 10 years later
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 23

    Cancer cure? CAR T-cell therapy has two people in remission 10 years later

    Researchers are constantly working toward developing the best possible treatments for cancer. One area of interest is immunotherapy.
    New hope for diabetes patients through nanotherapy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 23

    New hope for diabetes patients through nanotherapy

    A team of researchers at Northwestern University has discovered a technique to help make control immune response more effectively.
    Stanford researchers develop synthetic molecule that destroys cancer tumors
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 17

    Stanford researchers develop synthetic molecule that destroys cancer tumors

    Activating the immune system at the site of a tumor can recruit and stimulate immune cells to destroy tumor cells.
    Pimple secret popped: How fat cells in the skin help fight acne
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 17

    Pimple secret popped: How fat cells in the skin help fight acne

    Hair follicles assist in the development of a pimple, but new research suggests the skin cells outside of hair follicles play a larger role.
    Cancer drug halts tumor growth by putting cancer cells to sleep
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 10

    Cancer drug halts tumor growth by putting cancer cells to sleep

    Study could lead to new treatments that prevent the recurrence or spread of various cancer types, including breast, head and neck cancers.
    Smartphone reminders can improve memory for older adults with dementia
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 8

    Smartphone reminders can improve memory for older adults with dementia

    Adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment were able to improve their memory by using a personal assistant app on their smartphones.
    Genetic discovery could lead to new acne treatments
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 8

    Genetic discovery could lead to new acne treatments

    A study of the genetics of acne has identified 29 regions of the genome that influence the condition and provide genetic insights.
    Breakthrough spinal cord implant enables paralyzed people to walk again
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 8

    Breakthrough spinal cord implant enables paralyzed people to walk again

    Paralysis from spinal injury has long remained untreatable. Could new developments get people on their feet again sooner than imagined?
    Researchers discover two treatments that can cure peanut allergies in children
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 5

    Researchers discover two treatments that can cure peanut allergies in children

    Researchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission.
    ‘Game-Changing’ surgery uses electrical currents to  cure prostate cancer
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 3

    ‘Game-Changing’ surgery uses electrical currents to cure prostate cancer

    Doctors in the UK hope that thousands of men with prostate cancer could be cured through an innovative hour-long operation.
    Does cannabis ease pain, speed recovery in injured athletes? The NFL wants to know
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 2

    Does cannabis ease pain, speed recovery in injured athletes? The NFL wants to know

    The National Football League announced funding of a novel clinical trial that will assess the therapeutic efficacy of cannabis compound THC.
    Researchers destroy cancer cells with "micro-bubbles" and ultrasound
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 30

    Researchers destroy cancer cells with "micro-bubbles" and ultrasound

    A new approach involves using microbubbles to explode like smart and targeted warheads, creating holes in cancer cells' membranes.
    Carbon nanotubes could be the answer to anticancer drug delivery
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29

    Carbon nanotubes could be the answer to anticancer drug delivery

    The key is that the nanotubes pull the liposomes and the cancer cells together, allowing the membranes of the liposome and cancer to mix.
    ‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralyses
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 28

    ‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralyses

    Researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and repair spinal cord tissue.
    Haptic feedback sleeve and goggles allow blind people to 'see' with their arm
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 28

    Haptic feedback sleeve and goggles allow blind people to 'see' with their arm

    Researchers have developed a haptic feedback sleeve and goggle system that allows blind people to partially "see" with the skin on their arm
    Next generation of artificial platelets stop bleeding faster and save lives
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 28

    Next generation of artificial platelets stop bleeding faster and save lives

    New innovation in synthetic platelets could help save lives by rapidly stabilizing clots to reduce blood loss from traumatic injuries.
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