Health Sciences and Technology News

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that regeneration of central nervous system axons can be achieved in rats even when treatment delayed is more than a year after the original spinal cord injury.

Mother Nature has provided the lizard with a unique ability to regrow body tissue that is damaged or torn ― if its tail is pulled off, it grows right back. She has not been quite so generous with human beings. But we might be able to come close

A toxin produced by mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities.

Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs.

People often eat food to feel better, but researchers have found that eating chocolate or drinking water can blunt pain.

A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers has made a major advance toward producing induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, that are safe enough to use in treating diseases in patients.

Researchers have identified an enzyme that helps make tuberculosis resistant to a human's natural defense system and have also found a method to possibly neutralize that enzyme, which may someday lead to a cure.

The toxin, called euglenophycin, has a molecular structure similar to that of solenopsin, an alkaloid from fire ant venom known to inhibit tumor development.

Scientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered in battlefield injuries, car crashes and other accidents.

A team of scientists has found that even second-hand tobacco smoke exposure can result in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease a common disease and rising cause of chronic liver injury in which fat accumulates in the liver.