The research found that injection of an engineered hydrogel made up mainly of hyaluronic acid into the spinal cord injury site decreases scarring and promotes a realignment of the spinal cord fibers around the injury site.
Study confirms that cannabis is beneficial for multiple sclerosis. Cannabis can reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
Some older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) could benefit from a drug that modifies gene activity that cancer cells turn off, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and collaborating institutions.
Within three months of admission, a team of University of South Florida researchers determined, 71 percent of Medicaid residents in Florida nursing homes were receiving a psychoactive medication.
The seeds of the milk thistle plant have been promoted for centuries as a remedy for liver ailments. Extracts of the plant, a member of the daisy family, are said to contain compounds that protect the liver against toxins with few, if any, side effects.
In a large study of combat casualties in Iraq, Navy researchers reported Wednesday that prompt treatment with morphine cut in half the chances that troops would develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress later on. Other opiates are likely to have similar effects, experts said.
The molecular rendezvous of Sleeping Beauty and herpes in human brain cells could spell good news in the search for treatments for horrific brain diseases.
The abuse of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs by teens is rising, according to a new study.
A new study has found that chlorophyll and its derivative chlorophyllin are effective in limiting the absorption of aflatoxin in humans.