Mosquitoes may seem like just a nuisance but they are more deadly to humans than any other animal. The Anopheles mosquito, for example, transmits malaria. Researchers are on the path to using  …

Decitabine, a drug used to treat blood cancers, may also stop the spread of invasive breast cancer. according to a study done in lab and animal models. Decitabine turns on a gene coding for protein…

People with Crohn’s disease, an immune disorder causing inflammation mainly in the intestines, have been forced to learn how to manage and understand their “gut.” This, together with the chronicity…

In a new study, researchers show that is possible to restore immune function in spinal injured mice. People with spinal cord injury often are immune compromised, which makes them more susceptible to…

Celiac disease who had persistent intestinal damage - identified with repeat biopsy - showed a higher risk of lymphoma than patients whose intestines healed, according to a new paper. Celiac disease…

A small clinical study showed promise for a new method of treating chronic wounds; an ultrasound applicator that can be worn like a band-aid. The applicator delivers low-frequency, low-intensity…

Researchers writing in Cell Regeneration report that they used induced pluripotent stem cells from urine to create a human tooth structure. The integration-free human urine induced pluripotent stem…

Acupuncture to improve fertility rates?  The University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine says that acupuncture, when used as a complementary or adjuvant therapy for in vitro…

Natural killer cells (NK cells) are part of our innate immune system. As they first line of defense, researchers agree that the body needs as many active NK cells as possible. But, as is often the…

A research project at Kansas State University has potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance. More than 28 million people in the United States suffer some form of hearing loss and mutation…