Scientists are making strides toward a potential new treatment for diabetic limb ischemia, a common and serious complication of diabetes. This condition, marked by reduced blood flow to the legs and feet,…
Category: Therapeutics
No more needles, an oral insulin medication could be on the horizon
Insulin is a life-saving medication, helping to control blood sugar levels in diabetic patients. Although not a cure, this breakthrough has saved millions of lives, providing treatment for a disease that was…
Repairing broken circuits in the brain could help treat Parkinson’s disease
Scientists delve into how repairing dysfunctional brain circuits in Parkinson’s can offer another path forward for new treatment strategies. Parkinson’s is a debilitating disease marked by loss of brain cells that produce…
In situ cancer vaccine captures antigens from tumors
A new in situ, personalized cancer vaccine captures molecules from growing tumors to activate the body’s immune cells against them. Cancer is a complex disease, and as a result of a myriad…
Broad-spectrum antivirals made from polymers
The current pandemic will likely not be the last we see in our lifetimes. With zoonotic transmission potentially on the rise, scientists warn of a heightened risk of future pandemics of the…
Endometriosis treated by heating magnetic nanoparticles
A non-surgical option for women who suffer from endometriosis, this nanoparticle therapy shows promising preliminary results. Endometriosis is a devastating disease that affects roughly 176 million women worldwide. In individuals with the…
Anticancer peptides offer hope for triple-negative breast cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer has poor survival and few therapeutic options — but with a new approach, things could change. Though the overall survival rate for breast cancer is relatively high, a subset…
Intestinal patch delivered by wireless capsule
A magnetic, drug-delivering capsule precisely navigates the GI tract to heal gastrointestinal disease and injury. When clinicians need to peer inside the digestive track, the most common approach is to use an…
How can bacteria “robots” improve cancer therapy?
Living machines made from drug-carrying bacteria target tumors to improve the effectiveness and safety of chemotherapies. Image credit: CDC on Unsplash Researchers have been developing some pretty creative ways of getting medicines…
New breast cancer vaccine enters phase I clinical trial
A new vaccine aims to prevent one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. A first-of-its-kind breast cancer vaccine has just entered clinical trials. The phase I study will aim to…