A team of researchers from Florida wants to develop a new screening tool for Parkinson's disease using the CRISPR Cas9 gene-editing technology, a crucial step to identifying new drug therapies for the degenerative disorder of the nervous system.
Earlier of this year, a young girl with a rare type of epilepsy started to experience non-stop seizures and doctors place her in a medically induced coma. Reports say that no treatment worked until doctors use marijuana derivative, cannabidiol (CBD).
Various video games have long been regarded to make a good distraction to academic performance. However, a new study claims that this fear might actually be misplaced since it was found to do the other way around as it could improve a student's academic achievement.
The month of June is considered as the international Alzheimer’s and brain awareness month. To date, the disease has already affected millions of lives but the statistics on women are startling.
Drugs are meant to treat and prevent further serious medical conditions. However, some drugs can be harmful to the health, sometimes can cause death. According to a recent report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are approximately 23 percent increase cases of people dying in the United States due to drug overdoses from 2010 to 2014.
Poor quality HIV testing resulted to HIV misdiagnosis of a woman in Bangkok. As a result of such medical lapse, the formerly identified HIV/AIDS patient is taking legal action against the hospital.
A team of researchers has developed a new virtual reality technology that could relieve the sensation of phantom limb pain, described as pain felt in a limb that is no longer there.
A new artificial intelligence system claimed to predict people's lifespan based on the medical images of their organs.
A flourishing of fungi that grows during heavy winter is now being considered as the main cause regarding the poisoning incident that happened to 14 Northern Californians. Additionally, what made it worse is that three of them have been recently required liver transplants.
A new study released this week revealed that the Rose Canyon fault in San Diego can produce frequent and stronger earthquakes than previously believed. This is the second study regarding the fault in recent months, which indicates a greater risk for temblor in the area of San Diego.
