21 Americans die each day waiting for organ transplants; more than 123,000 are waiting right now. A new study from Penn Medical researchers shows that family consent rates for organ donation vary widely across the US, disputing the notion that race is the most important factor. Donation rates are lowest in New York State and highest in the Midwest.
Researchers studying the human immunodeficiency virus, otherwise known as HIV, have discovered a new strategy to starve the virus by blocking the pipeline that provides the sugar and nutrients it needs to survive.
Poor sleep increases the risk of having Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found.
Researchers from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have created their own "blue light special" for mice-but this one helps them recall memories that had been suppressed. Their study, published in the journal Science, also suggests something even more profound: even memories that have been assumed to be lost after traumatic injury to the brain may still exist, and be retrievable.
In a recent clinical trial, more than half of the terminal cancer patients participating have experienced significant shrinking of their tumors, and in some cases, their complete disappearance. The new class of immunotherapy drugs appears likely to be a game changer for cancer sufferers. The research was announced at the recent annual conference of the American Society of Clinical Oncology where it was described as "spectacular."
Scientists may have found a way to sabotage that ultimate saboteur, HIV. The crafty virus, which invades a healthy immune cell, replicates itself, then moves on to infect others, has been a challenge to combat, mainly because it has evolved into such an efficient virus. So researchers are taking a more direct approach - they're stopping the virus through simple starvation.
Kicking yourself for not working out this weekend? Here's another morale crusher. A 92-year-old just became the oldest woman to ever finish a marathon. And did I mention, she's also a cancer survivor...
When you think of a Hooters waitress, kidneys aren't the first things that pop into mind. But recently, a waitress from a Georgia Hooters donated one of these vital organs to a long-time patron in need.
