“A new enzyme originally developed for commercial food processing turns out to also quickly and nearly completely break down whole gluten molecules as well as the T cell stimulatory peptides that cause celiac disease, a digestive disease with no current effective treatment other than avoiding wheat, barley or rye products.”

“A deal has been struck to develop an innovative piece of medical equipment which aims to improve vascular surgery.”

“Scientists have found a way to make the brain reverse the damage it suffers after a stroke, raising hopes for treatment able to exploit the body's ability to heal itself.”

“Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have discovered that eliminating a protein, Schnurri-3 (Shn3), in mice led to profound increases in bone mass throughout their skeletal system. The results may have implications for the treatment of osteoporosis.”

“Researchers at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics have provided ground-breaking evidence for a cure for Huntington’s disease in a mouse offering hope that this disease can be relieved in humans.”

“Melanoma may be more common in whites but the most serious form of skin cancer is deadlier in blacks and Hispanics because it is more likely to go undetected, researchers report.”

“Thousands of women at risk of giving birth to sick children could benefit from a revolutionary technique to ensure that their babies are free of genetic disorders . . . It is the first time that ‘test-tube’ embryos have been identified and selected by a new medical procedure hailed by its inventors as a ‘paradigm shift’ in the screening of defective genes.”

“An experimental vaccine is showing promise against Alzheimer's disease, reducing brain deposits that are blamed for the disorder.”

“Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered one way that a hardy disease-causing bacteria could be surviving in the lungs of chronically infected cystic fibrosis patients.”

“The creation of an extraordinarily long-lived fruit fly by genetics researchers at the University of Rochester has led scientists down an unexpected new path in the fight against diabetes. The mutant fly is serving as a portal for understanding the factors that determine how nutrition and stress set the foundation for metabolic syndrome and diabetes, why diabetes occurs more frequently as people age, and indeed why people live as long as they do.”