When Others Dislike You, Your Pain Doesn't Matter
2011-10-10
People are more sympathetic to the pain of patients who seem honest or friendly, study showsContinue Reading
Leukemia Survivor Credits Her Life to Tiny Blood Donors
2011-10-07
Cord blood donation moves her from imminent death to ‘good to go’Continue Reading
As One Life Starts, Another May Be Saved
2011-10-07
Donating umbilical cord blood, rich with stem cells, could help others for decades to comeContinue Reading
Stem Cell Therapy Might Help Kidney Transplant Patients
2011-10-05
In small, early trial, some recipients no longer needed drug ‘cocktail’ to prevent organ rejectionContinue Reading
Saw Palmetto Doesn't Help Enlarged Prostate: Study
2011-09-27
For users reporting benefits, it’s a classic placebo effect, experts sayContinue Reading
Movement Disorders on YouTube Not What They Seem, Experts Warn
2011-09-21
Group of neurologists says the abnormal movements seem to be triggered by mental illness insteadContinue Reading
Scientists Use Stem Cells for Blood 'Self-Transfusion'
2011-09-01
Though preliminary, process might help those too ill to donate blood before needing a transfusionContinue Reading
Mouse Study Could Give New Clues to Fighting Baldness
2011-09-01
Stem cells within skin’s fatty layer seem to help trigger hair growthContinue Reading
Many Health-Care Workers Have Turned to Alternative Medicine
2011-08-27
Their use of everything from herbals to massage exceeds that of the general public, research suggestsContinue Reading
'Bubble Boy' Kids Living Normally After Gene Therapy: Study
2011-08-24
Expert says the technique may be useful for fighting other diseasesContinue Reading
Specialized Adult Stem Cells Re-Grow Fingertips
2011-08-24
Study finds they are not ‘jack of all trades’ cells, as previously thoughtContinue Reading
U.S. Women Using Dangerous Weight-Loss Pill 2 Years After Recall
2011-08-16
Pai You Guo supplement contains drugs banned in U.S. for increasing stroke, cancer, heart attack riskContinue Reading
Gene Therapy Fights a Tough-to-Treat Leukemia: Study
2011-08-10
Success against chronic lymphocytic leukemia hints at possible use on other tumors, experts sayContinue Reading
Stem Cell Therapy Holds Promise for Kidney Disease
2011-08-04
Studies show that collected kidney cells can be reprogrammed to grow into any type of kidney cellContinue Reading