A randomized controlled trial reported that thyroid hormone analogue, eprotirome, reduced LDL cholesterol by up to 32% beyond statins alone, an effect greater than doubling the dosage of statins. This study was conducted by researchers at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm and is reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
This study included 189 [...]

Article by Safa’ Faza’ for Biomed Middle East
Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types. Research in the stem cell field grew out of findings by Canadian scientists [...]

University of Houston biomedical scientist Robert Schwartz has recently presented his latest research, which promises to make treating heart conditions easier and more efficient than ever before. He argues that the future is in stem cell research, and showcases a method in which skin cells are taken from a patient’s skin, reverted to their initial, [...]

Swarms of mosquitoes may be a season away, but Cornell University researchers have discovered a new method of population control that could help dengue fever victims in developing countries as well as itchy students.
When feeding, a mosquito must urinate frequently to balance the rapid intake of blood. If it is unable to do this, it [...]

New Saint Louis University research has found that beta blockers, a class of drugs used to prevent the progression of heart failure and manage arrhythmias (irregular heart beat) and hypertension (high blood pressure), are underused in heart failure patients who receive implantable cardiac devices.
Failure to take beta blockers prior to implanting a cardiac device can [...]

Tobacco might become as well known for keeping us healthy as it is for causing illness thanks to researchers from the U.K. In a new research report appearing in the March 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal scientists explain how they developed a genetically modified strain of tobacco that helps temper the damaging effects [...]

Findings presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAI) annual meeting in New Orleans revealed that allergic reaction to meat might not be a very rare occurrence, instead eating meat might be the most common trigger for severe anaphylaxis.
The causative agent in meat responsible for recurring allergies is a carbohydrate- alpha-galactose, the [...]

Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial (CREST), a federally funded study was conducted to compare the results of traditional heart surgery vs. a new, less invasive procedure called stenting to eradicate plaques in clogged neck arteries, also called carotid arteries. Study findings revealed that carotid artery stenting would be as safe and effective as carotid [...]

February 25, 2010 — US The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced a new partnership to speed the biomedical advances their processing time  and movement through the regulatory process required for clinical application.
The new partnership was made public yesterday in a briefing on the NIH campus [...]

Knowing the stage of a patient’s melanoma is important when choosing the best course of treatment. When the cancer has progressed to the lymph nodes, a more aggressive treatment is needed. Examining an entire lymph node for cancer takes much effort and time; a new technique might help make the process more efficient. University of [...]

A team of biomedical scientists at Edinburgh University have found what they claim to be a link between stress and the risk of memory loss in older people with diabetes.
The researchers conducted a study of more than 900 diabetes sufferers over the age of 60 and discovered that brain function slowed in participants with higher [...]

Stem cells may help treat an early aging syndrome, suggest biomedical researchers Wednesday, in a study that offers insight into how such cells reproduce forever. In the study released by the journal Nature, a team led by Suneet Agarwal of Children’s Hospital Boston, report creation of “induced” stem cells from patients suffering dyskeratosis congenita, a [...]

20th Feb 2010 Zoology Scientists are researching new ways for developing a novel painkiller based on natural compounds found in the venom of scorpions.
These compounds have gone through millions of years of evolution and some show high efficacy and specificity for certain components of the body with no side effects, says Prof. Michael Gurevitz of [...]

An Economis article has shed light on the fact that the human organs can indeed now be produced just like books or brochurs are printed.
According to the Economist the transplant surgeons hope that one day they will be able to order replacement body parts on demand. At the moment, a patient may have to wait [...]

Scientists may have just made the breakthrough of a lifetime, turning discarded fruit peels and other throwaways into cheap, clean fuel to power the world’s vehicles.
University of Central Florida professor Henry Daniell has developed a groundbreaking way to produce ethanol from waste products such as orange peels and newspapers. His approach is greener and less [...]