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Who Is Really Behind Efforts to Block the Medical Marijuana Industry?

Proponents of medical marijuana believe that they are safer smoking or ingesting cannabinoids than they are taking prescription drugs that carry warning after warning about potential side effects, many of which are lethal. . . . → Read More: Who Is Really Behind Efforts to Block the Medical Marijuana Industry?

Stem Cells Shown to Regenerate Dental Pulp Tissue

A combination of dental pulp stem cells and cells from human umbilical cords, mixed with a common hydrogel, were shown in lab rats to regenerate pulp-like tissue in teeth roots. . . . → Read More: Stem Cells Shown to Regenerate Dental Pulp Tissue

New Type of Antibiotic Set for Early Trial

A clinical trial is set to test a type of drug that its developers say is designed to treat infections from bacteria resistant to earlier antibiotics. . . . → Read More: New Type of Antibiotic Set for Early Trial

Trial to Explore Microbiome Therapy for Hypertension

A clinical trial is set to begin that tests live bacteria as a treatment for hypertension, or high blood pressure, a condition affecting 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. . . . → Read More: Trial to Explore Microbiome Therapy for Hypertension

Trial Testing Stem-Cell Implant for Cartilage Repair

An early clinical trial testing implants of a person’s stem cells to repair damaged knee cartilage in younger adults returned largely favorable results. . . . → Read More: Trial Testing Stem-Cell Implant for Cartilage Repair

Project to Design Hybrid Stroke Imaging Technology

An alliance of academic and industry researchers in Europe is developing a single imaging device that can save valuable time in diagnosing a stroke. . . . → Read More: Project to Design Hybrid Stroke Imaging Technology

Peptide-Infused Gel Shown to Heal Chronic Wounds

A tissue engineering group developed a gel material infused with a synthetic peptide that in lab cultures and animals healed chronic diabetic wounds faster than a current commercial treatment. . . . → Read More: Peptide-Infused Gel Shown to Heal Chronic Wounds

RTI, Validic to Boost Wearable Health Data Value

The research institute RTI International and health data technology company Validic are examining ways of gaining better insights from data generated by wearable devices, such as fitness trackers. . . . → Read More: RTI, Validic to Boost Wearable Health Data Value

Patent Awarded for Whooping Cough Antibodies

An experimental treatment for pertussis, also known as whooping cough, using engineered humanized antibodies received a patent in the U.S. . . . → Read More: Patent Awarded for Whooping Cough Antibodies

Human-Like Soft Touch Robotic Sensors Developed

A robotic hand with built-in sensors that can sense fine differences in shape and texture is being developed in an engineering lab at Cornell University. . . . → Read More: Human-Like Soft Touch Robotic Sensors Developed