Author Archives: Francisco Fernandez, MD

Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology and engineering, scientists from McGill University develop a new biomaterial tough enough to repair different body tissues, including heart, muscle and vocal cords.  Injectable hydrogels can be delivered via needle–syringe injection into the human body with low invasiveness. They have found significant use in many branches of medicine, including […]

Boxing is a very  popular sport. In some countries like Wales, many have seen it as a means to rise above the poverty of everyday life. The popularity of the sport has been enhanced by a large number of professional foxers. Boxing involves the potential for repeated head trauma that may increase risk of traumatic […]

Researchers from Yale University have developed an oral medication to treat diabetes that controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing the inflammatory effects of the diseases. The results were published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering.  The drug has 2 critical advantages over the standard treatment for diabetes because it can be taken orally. It’s much […]

Stem cell therapy can help heart failure patients decrease their risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2021.  Heart failure is a condition when the heart is unable to adequately pump blood to meet the body’s need for oxygen and nutrients. In […]

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment.  In 2020, as many as 5.8 million individuals were living with Alzheimer’s disease in the US and the […]