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A medical breakthrough, or a medical advance, is the generation of information or a discovery of knowledge that improves our understanding in medical science. Significant breakthroughs result in an improvement of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
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DEC 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Graphene, the one-atom-thick carbon structures, are without a doubt the most buzzed-about material in the world of scien ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 19, 2017Neuroscience
Huntington's disease is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain. The ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 04, 2017Health & Medicine
The use of medical cannabis by many different cultures stretches way back in time.Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 03, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Doctors want to improve leukemia treatment for kids, which causes devastating side effects.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human diseaseWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
In a new method to separate isotopes, atoms directed at a specially crafted atomic lattice bounce off at different angle ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 06, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Chromatin remodeling is related to Fragile X Syndrome and autism; it now presents a great therapeutic target for treatme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2017Technology
While other synthetic skins have sensed shear force, none have done it so accurately while also sensing the other two ma ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 20, 2017Videos
New organs are a very limited and desperately needed resource. Being able to generate new ones easily when they were nee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2017Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) the brain disorder that experts agree is a result of repeated blows to the head t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 31, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has been making quite a few historic decisions as of late, including the approval of the first gene therapy for ...AUG 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are fascinating organisms, not just because they would likely survive almost any cataclysmic event that&rsqu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2017Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 26, 2017Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things in a very sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 14, 2017Immunology
Diagnostic tests for a rare autoimmune disease called anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) are unreliable, and trea ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2017Neuroscience
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) is a rare brain disorder and can be devastating to families. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2017Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2017Neuroscience
When a patient is completely paralyzed, as happens after brain injury or illness, communication can be difficult if not ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2017Videos
Using only a few different cell types from the heart, scientists at York University have created a miniature heart model ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2017Cancer
Results from an international Phase 3 clinical trial offer renewed hope for thousands of people with liver cancer. Publi ...JAN 12, 2017Neuroscience
Dementia is becoming a huge problem globally. Experts estimate that there are now almost 47 million people living with d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 28, 2016Neuroscience
When you can’t use the real thing, many times a model of it will do. When it’s in the lab, for biology and m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Graphene, the one-atom-thick carbon structures, are without a doubt the most buzzed-about material in the world of scien
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Huntington's disease is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain. The
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 04, 2017
Health & Medicine
The use of medical cannabis by many different cultures stretches way back in time.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 03, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Doctors want to improve leukemia treatment for kids, which causes devastating side effects.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human disease
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In a new method to separate isotopes, atoms directed at a specially crafted atomic lattice bounce off at different angle
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 06, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Chromatin remodeling is related to Fragile X Syndrome and autism; it now presents a great therapeutic target for treatme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2017
Technology
While other synthetic skins have sensed shear force, none have done it so accurately while also sensing the other two ma
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 20, 2017
Videos
New organs are a very limited and desperately needed resource. Being able to generate new ones easily when they were nee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2017
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) the brain disorder that experts agree is a result of repeated blows to the head t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 31, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has been making quite a few historic decisions as of late, including the approval of the first gene therapy for
...
AUG 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are fascinating organisms, not just because they would likely survive almost any cataclysmic event that&rsqu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2017
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 26, 2017
Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things in a very sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 14, 2017
Immunology
Diagnostic tests for a rare autoimmune disease called anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) are unreliable, and trea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) is a rare brain disorder and can be devastating to families.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2017
Neuroscience
When a patient is completely paralyzed, as happens after brain injury or illness, communication can be difficult if not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2017
Videos
Using only a few different cell types from the heart, scientists at York University have created a miniature heart model
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2017
Cancer
Results from an international Phase 3 clinical trial offer renewed hope for thousands of people with liver cancer. Publi
...
JAN 12, 2017
Neuroscience
Dementia is becoming a huge problem globally. Experts estimate that there are now almost 47 million people living with d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 28, 2016
Neuroscience
When you can’t use the real thing, many times a model of it will do. When it’s in the lab, for biology and m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim