Clinical Research

Why Men Don't Live As Long As Women

Across the entire world, women have a greater life expectancy than men. But why? Was this always the case? According to a new study led by University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology researchers, significant differences in life e ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 7 2015 - 7:54am

Xenotransplantation 2015: Pig To Primate Transplant Works

Perhaps some day, 3D printers will be spitting out replacement organs made from your own DNA, and like  Amazon.com, they will show up in your “mailbox” an hour after you order them. ...

Article - American Council ... - Aug 14 2015 - 10:46am

ROI For Biomedical Research Slipping

As more money has been spent on biomedical research in the United States over the past 50 years, there has been diminished return on investment in terms of life expectancy gains and new drug approvals, two Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health r ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2015 - 6:49pm

An Historical Moment For Diabetes

It has been almost a century since scientists at Eli Lilly figured out how to make large quantities of pure insulin. This historical discovery made it possible for the first time to save the lives of diabetics (mostly children). But now, we are witnessing ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Aug 29 2015 - 9:22am

Vestibular Organ-- Signal Replicas Make A Flexible Sensor

When a jogger sets out on his evening run, the active movements of his arms and legs are accompanied by involuntary changes in the position of the head relative to the rest of the body. Yet the jogger does not experience feelings of dizziness like those i ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 11 2015 - 4:31pm

Fewer Women Getting Minimally Invasive Hysterectomies Since FDA Guidelines

Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned against using a minimally invasive method to treat fibroid tumors called power morcellation, there was a nearly quarter increase in hospital readmissions and 27 percent increase in major postoperative ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 14 2015 - 2:13pm

Changing Clinical Practice: Too Fast Or Too Slow?

In this age of the 24-hour news cycle, instant access to all information everywhere, PubMed, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and hundreds of other ways to glean and share knowledge beyond the traditional stack of printed journals delivered to their door, phys ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2015 - 2:24pm

Mysterious Kidney Disease Blamed On Global Warming

Mesoamerican Nephropathy, a mysterious kidney disease that has killed over 20,000 people in Central America, most of them sugar cane workers, may be caused by chronic, severe dehydration linked to global climate change, according to a new study by Richard ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 17 2015 - 8:30am

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: More Extensive Epilepsy Surgery Yields Better Seizure Control

Children with the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often need epilepsy surgery for severe, uncontrollable seizures and a new study finds that seizure control is improved for patients undergoing more extensive surgery. Seizures occurring i ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2015 - 10:55am

Common Shoulder Dislocation Can Heal Without Surgery

The acromio-clavicular joint is located at the top of the shoulder, between the collarbone and top of the shoulder blade. The AC joint is most commonly injured during sports, but can also be caused by motor vehicle accidents or falls. This dislocation is ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2015 - 6:30am