The New England Journal of Medicine

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The New England Journal of Medicine Blog Posts

16-Feb-2016

A coffee a day keeps the grim reaper away

Relief for the many people who think their coffee habit is a guilty pleasure

The New England Journal of Medicine News

20-year study maps Alzheimer's progression, offering hope for early detection

Live Forever Club - 29-Feb-2024

Researchers tracked changes in brains, including protein levels & brain shrinkage

A CRISPR gene editing technique has cured hereditary angioedema in a single-dose

New Scientist - 31-Jan-2024

It demonstrated a remarkable cure rate, rather than merely offering a treatment

Breakthrough gene therapy offers cure for a rare bleeding disorder heamophilia

BBC - 21-Jul-2022

Trial results were positive but cautioned the use until proven safe and effective

Whole genome sequencing: a breakthrough approach to diagnose rare diseases

Guardian - 10-Nov-2021

Screening people at risk of genetic diseases thereby reducing the burden of health care costs

Translation of brain signals from a paralyzed patient into text by machine learning

Guardian - 15-Jul-2021

Neuroprosthesis provides natural communication for people who cannot talk

Survival and recovery post cardiac arrest is independent of lowering of body temperatures

BBC - 16-Jun-2021

A&E bases clinical trial on body temperature in critical patients conducted

A Diabetes drug brings dramatic weight loss in obese patients

BBC - 11-Feb-2021

Semaglutide suppresses appetite, helping trail participants lose 20% of their weight

Low cost therapy cut down heart attack risk by 40%

CNN - 15-Nov-2020

Generic polypill along with aspirin reduces the risk of heart problems

Scientists discover a life threatening inflammatory disease

WorldHealth.Net - 27-Oct-2020

Called VEXAS- discovered using a novel genome first strategy

Parkinson's patient can swim again after stem cell transplant

Newsweek - 14-May-2020

Study and procedure represent a milestone in personalized medicine for Parkinson's

Successful replacement of neurons lost in Parkinson's disease

Medical Xpress - 13-May-2020

New therapeutic personalized strategy could bring back movement to those suffering

Intermittent fasting: General effects and expert advices

New York Times - 17-Feb-2020

There are a lot of good in IF for health, disease, and ageing, with some risks too

Intermittent fasting decreases cancer risk and improves longevity

The Hill - 26-Dec-2019

Always better to consult a doctor and discuss before trying intermittent fasting

New, more reliable FDA-approved device to help type 1 diabetes patients

The Verge - 13-Dec-2019

This closed-loop system customizes treatment, automatically adjusts insulin levels

Drug invented for a girl with Batten disease

BBC - 12-Oct-2019

Doctors from Boston sequenced in detail whole genome of Mila and found the disease-causing mutation

Skin cancer survival rate up jumps 10-fold in just 10 years

BBC - 28-Sep-2019

UK doctors announce that more than half of the patients can now survive advanced melanoma

NHS gives the green-light to a “gene-silencing” drug for the first time

BBC - 09-Jul-2019

It took thirteen years for RNA interference technology to come to this stage

Investigation into Liveyon-Genetech stem cell treatment problems

Independent - 12-Mar-2019

Nearly 1,000 clinics selling unregulated treatments in the US

High dosage vitamin D unlikely to prevent cancer or heart attacks

NHS - 14-Nov-2018

Would be interesting to compare to people with low vitamin D blood levels

Aspirin-a-day risky in old age - major study

BBC - 16-Sep-2018

Taking an aspirin per day may increase the risk of internal bleeding among the elderly

Lorcaserin safe but only modestly effective

NHS - 28-Aug-2018

This drug doesn’t cause any severe disorders but is almost entirely ineffective for weight loss

24-hour blood pressure monitoring better predictor

NHS - 19-Apr-2018

One off readings suffer from white coat and masked hypertension. White coat hypertension is wher...

The Future of Prosthetic Technology is Here

The BOSS Magazine - 01-Jan-2018

Prosthetics can be traced back to about 3,000 years ago in Egypt. Repurpose For Good uses 3D pri...

Haemophilia A gene therapy results 'mind-blowing'

BBC - 14-Dec-2017

Haemophilia prevents production of a protein needed to stop bleeding. Even the impact of walking...

Landmark moment in lymphoma CAR T cell treatment

Cancer Research UK - 12-Dec-2017

Four in 10 patients with aggressive lymphoma were cancer-free 15 months after treatment. US clin...

Australian researchers stop melanoma spreading

Medical Xpress - 11-Sep-2017

The Sydney-based Melanoma Institute Australia conducted 2 drug trials of new treatments and have ...

Gene therapy cures boy of sickle cell disease

New Scientist - 01-Mar-2017

People with sickle cell disease make abnormal versions of haemoglobin – distorting red blood cell...

How Big Data Is Transforming Medicine

Forbes - 16-Feb-2016

Healthcare professionals treat us according to evidence-based medicine. EBM explores which treat...

One face, two ages: how the sun can age you prematurely

The Guardian - 05-Jun-2012

A truck driver's face shows devastating effects of 28 years of sun exposure

Redefining Dementia as a Terminal Illness

Time - 14-Oct-2009

Dementia (including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease) more accurately defined as fatal brain f...