All the best massage guns for percussive therapy
Finding time for proper workout recovery is a luxury, but it shouldn't have to be like this. Between a job, social life, and chasing eight hours of sleep, workouts often get squeezed into the day's only free time slot. A proper cool down (let alone a.....»»
Researchers discover gene linked to bone cancer in children, ID potential novel therapy
Researchers have discovered a gene, OTUD7A, that impacts the development of Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer that occurs mainly in children. They have also identified a compound that shows potential to block OTUD7A protein activity. Critical relationship.....»»
Virus cocktails and ice guns could help to tackle food poisoning risk
Harmful bacteria found in chickens that can cause food poisoning outbreaks and devastate poultry flocks could be better controlled with innovative new solutions being developed by researchers......»»
Knockout City is the best team-deathmatch game we’ve played in years
Step one: Replace guns with dodgeballs. Steps two through 27: Tweak for madcap fun. You can practically hear the sound of a giant rubber ball smacking against a poor shlub in this capture from.....»»
Scientists Partially Restored a Blind Man"s Sight With New Gene Therapy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: A team of scientists announced Monday that they had partially restored the sight of a blind man by building light-catching proteins in one of his eyes. Their report, which appeared in the j.....»»
Gene therapy breakthrough helps blind man regain some vision - after 40 years
A blind man has regained some vision in one eye thanks to an innovative treatment using genetic engineering and light-activated therapy......»»
Knockout City is a kid-friendly ‘shooter’ that trades guns for dodgeballs
Knockout City is a delightful multiplayer game that proves shooters don't need guns to be fun......»»
States laws limit local control over guns, favor gun rights
The majority of U.S. states have passed laws preserving state authority over firearms policies—and preventing local communities from passing their own—but at the same time have refrained from enacting statewide gun-control policies, according to.....»»
Hydrogen peroxide-producing drug boosts cancer-killing effect of radiotherapy
A small drug molecule that appears to protect normal tissue from the damaging effects of radiation, may simultaneously be able to boost the cancer-killing effect of radiation therapy, according to a new study......»»
COVID-19 alters gray matter volume in the brain, new study shows
COVID-19 patients who receive oxygen therapy or experience fever show reduced gray matter volume in the frontal-temporal network of the brain, according to a new study. The study's findings demonstrate changes to the frontal-temporal network could be.....»»
Gene therapy restores immune function in children with rare immunodeficiency
An investigational gene therapy can safely restore the immune systems of infants and children who have a rare, life-threatening inherited immunodeficiency disorder, according to new research. The researchers found that 48 of 50 children who received.....»»
Online therapy effective against OCD symptoms in the young
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents is associated with impaired education and worse general health later in life. Access to specialist treatment is often limited. According to a new study, internet-delivered cognitive beha.....»»
MDMA Shows New Promise for Trauma, but the Drug Alone Is Not a Cure
The illegal substance—paired with intensive therapy and hard work—dramatically improves PTSD symptoms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
New genetic "CopyCatchers" detect efficient and precise CRISPR editing in a living organism
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have laid the groundwork for a potential new type of gene therapy using novel CRISPR-based techniques......»»
PARP inhibitor shrinks tumors in pancreatic cancer patients with mutations
More than two-thirds of pancreatic cancer patients harboring genetic mutations saw their tumor stop growing or shrink substantially after being switched from intensive chemotherapy to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib as a maintenance therapy......»»
Gene therapy in Alzheimer"s disease mouse model preserves learning and memory
Researchers have used gene therapy to prevent learning and memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a key step toward eventually testing the approach in humans with the neurodegenerative disease......»»
Focused ultrasound enables precise noninvasive therapy
New research demonstrates that noninvasive neuromodulation via low-intensity ultrasound can have cell-type selectivity in manipulating neurons......»»
Possible novel migraine therapy
By discovering a potential new cellular mechanism for migraines, researchers may have also found a new way to treat chronic migraine......»»
Expressable launches with millions for scalable speech therapy
Speaking isn’t simple for at least 40 million Americans, so a new Austin-based startup is scaling a solution. Expressable is a digital speech therapy company that connects patients to speech language pathologists (SLP) via telehealth services and a.....»»
ifeel, another well-being platform that blends self-care tools with 1-2-1 therapy, scores $6.6M
If the pandemic has been good for anything it’s been good for the therapy business and for startups targeting mental health, with VCs kept very busy signing checks. To wit, here’s another one: Madrid-based ifeel has bagged €5.5 million.....»»
Tailor-made therapy of multi-resistant tuberculosis
The successful treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis requires clarification in advance as to which antibiotics the pathogens are resistant to. Classic testing is very time-consuming and delays the start of therapy. Researchers have now prepar.....»»