Clinical Research

Working with cells in vitro and in mice, researchers have discovered that an antioxidant called ethoxyquin, a chemical commonly used as a dog food preservative, may prevent the kind of painful…

A multi-center study has determined that wearing back braces would prevent the need for spinal correction surgery in children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) - early results were…

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…