More than 100 patients afflicted by mysterious illnesses have been diagnosed through a network of detective-doctors who investigate unidentified diseases, reports a study conducted by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and multiple collaborating institutes. The long-awaited diagnoses are the fruits of the Undiagnosed Disease Network, a program created by the National Institutes… Continue reading Hundreds of Patients with Undiagnosed Diseases Find Answers
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Method That Determines Cell Age More Accurately Could Help Elderly Patients
Sure, you know how old you are, but what about your cells? Are they the same age? Are they older, younger? Why does it matter? Led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University, a team of researchers is reporting progress in developing a method to accurately determine the functional age of cells, a step that… Continue reading Method That Determines Cell Age More Accurately Could Help Elderly Patients
Females Ignored in Medical Research
Research done at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago has found that surgical researchers rarely use female animals or female cells in the research for their published studies, despite a huge body of evidence showing that gender differences can play a crucial role in medical research. The study was published August 28th 2014 in the journal Surgery. A “60 Minutes” segment aired in February about the problem of overlooking sex differences in biomedical research featuring Northwestern Medicine scientists Melina Kibbe M.D. and Teresa Woodruff.