For over a century, scientists have chased the dream of insulin pills, but the digestive system kept destroying the drug ...

Dead batteries could soon find a second lease on life thanks to a new chemical injection. One of the problems with lithium-ion batteries is that, over time, they slowly lose their charging efficacy, ...

Early studies hint that a nerve block in the neck could help restore long COVID patients' sense of smell, but more research is needed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Zero: That’s the number of new HIV infections among young women and adolescent girls who took a twice-yearly preventive medicine. Researchers tested a new formulation of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or ...

EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fibrocell Science, Inc. (OTC: FCSC) today announced that its Phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of azficel-T (LAVIV®) for the treatment of patients with ...

Scientists have designed a new type of oral capsule that could mean pain-free delivery of insulin and other protein drugs. Protein drugs had proven challenging to deliver orally as the drugs degrade ...

A single injection of a new, experimental form of self-amplifying RNA prolonged hormone synthesis for many weeks, healing the heart in pigs.

Patients with some cancers, autoimmune diseases, and metabolic disorders often endure time-consuming intravenous (IV) infusions to receive the best protein-based treatments available. Because these ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...