FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — They aren’t exactly ready to open a jungle clinic, but new research suggests wild chimpanzees are practicing a kind of medicine. Fifty-one chimps living in two communities in Uganda appear to select edible plants specifically for their medicinal qualities, reports a team ledContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s more good news in the battle against sickle cell disease, with another trial finding CRISPR gene-editing therapy delivering impressive results for patients. “It’s encouraging that this gene-editing treatment continues to show promising efficacy for sickle cell patients,” said study lead investigator Dr.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of people severely sickened after consuming mushroom edibles sold as Diamond Shruumz-brand Chocolate Bars, Cones or Gummies has risen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. As of Monday, “a total of 12 illnesses have been reported from eight states,”Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One in six patients serviced by a major California health care system said they used marijuana regularly, with many citing health reasons for doing so, a new study finds. In most cases, doctors may not know that weed is part of a patient’sContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chlidren born deaf have had their hearing restored in both ears as a result of gene therapy, a new study reports. All five children showed hearing recovery in both ears, with dramatic improvements in speech perception and the ability to locate the positionContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An older drug used in a new way could open the path for more patients with potentially deadly blood cancers to receive a lifesaving stem cell transplant, a new study finds. The drug, cyclophosphamide, could help patients receive a stem cell transplant evenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Matcha green tea has the potential to keep gum disease at bay, a new study finds. Lab experiments show that matcha can inhibit the growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis, one of the main bacterial culprits behind gum disease. Among a small group of 45Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report. The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes infection in lab mice, and it also suppressed how much virus an infected animal shed,Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Yoga can help improve the long-term health of people with heart failure, a new study has found. “Patients who practiced yoga on top of taking their medications felt better, were able to do more, and had stronger hearts than those who only tookContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Opal Sandy was born into a world she could not hear. The British baby girl, now 18 months old, had a rare genetic condition called auditory neuropathy that interrupted nerve impulses that travel from the inner ear to the brain. She’d been fittedContinue Reading