Bacterial medicine is starting to emerge ONE of the crucial transitions of modern health care was from herbal to chemical medicine. Doctors had known for millennia that willow bark and poppy sap relieve pain. But [...]

Researchers in Japan have developed a technique which allows them to control and target drug delivery to specific sites of the body at specific times, thus reducing side effects and improving treatment dramatically Better control [...]

Many challenges must still be overcome before computational medicine becomes a routine part of patient care Computational medicine, a fast-growing method of using computer models and sophisticated software to figure out how disease develops–and how [...]

Their improved compound removes the bacteria’s antibiotic resistance Researchers from North Carolina State University have increased the potency of a compound that reactivates antibiotics against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an antibiotic-resistant form of Staphylococcus that is notoriously difficult [...]

A vaccine delivery system which can be administered via nasal spray, oral liquid, capsule, or small soluble film placed under the tongue Taking the “ouch” out of injections is a worthy endeavor, but what if they could [...]

  “Probiotic microorganisms may soften your immune system’s reaction by reducing your body’s inflammatory response.” College students are notoriously sleep-deprived, live in close quarters and lead stress-filled lives, making them especially susceptible for contracting colds and [...]

Three Simon Fraser University scientists are among six researchers who’ve made a discovery that could help revolutionize antibiotic treatment of deadly bacteria. Lisa Craig, Christopher Ford and Subramaniapillai Kolappan, SFU researchers in molecular biology and biochemistry, [...]

“I tell them that their first reflex should be to look at the patient, not the computer,” Dr. Alvin Rajkomar was doing rounds with his team at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center [...]

The groundbreaking regime for herbal study and testing called quantitative-pattern-activity-relationship (“QPAR” in short) verifies the quality and health benefits of traditional herbs When comes to minor complaints, chronic conditions and even fatal illnesses, we often [...]

Inflammation has a role in heart disease and may also be implicated in ageing brain [Does low dose acetylsalicylic acid prevent cognitive decline in women with high cardiovascular risk? A 5-year follow up of a [...]

Landmark global survey reveals major shortcomings in many countries around the world – Innovation Needed Governments around the world are leaving hundreds of millions of cancer patients to suffer needlessly because of their failure to [...]

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain. The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. Thomas Ågren, a doctoral candidate at the Department of Psychology under the [...]