Here’s Looking at You, Virus
Newly evolved viral-gene combo could safely cure blindness Gene therapy’s had a bad reputation over the years, but some gene-based treatments have been successful. One type of therapy, for degeneration...
View ArticleCancer Immunity of Underground Rat Revealed
Naked mole rat appears to offer cancer protection. Researchers have discovered how one of the world’s oddest mammals developed resistance to cancer, and there is hope that their work could help fight...
View ArticleNew Building Blocks for Improved Allergy-Treatment
What is the new basis for designing improved IgE-targeted drugs? Charlie Chaplin once said: “The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury”. Strikingly, being accustomed to ‘luxurious’...
View ArticleGet the Science Right: Does GMO Food Sicken Pigs?
Study looks good, until you do the math While genetically modified organisms are controversial, in general they are allowed in some form in the European Union as well as the United States (with some...
View ArticleTo Prevent Alcoholism, Blot out Memories of Drinking
Brain pathway could be key to new treatments Alcohol abuse is often associated with lost memories (as in forgetting everything from how many drinks you had to how you got home after all that). But a...
View ArticleThe Human Regenerative Process
Can fingers and limbs self-regenerate after a grievous injury or accident? About a month ago, I was cutting up some vegetables while making dinner and managed to cut off a chunk of my left ring...
View ArticleGet the Science Right: Dangerously Hidden Drug Trials
Pharmas don’t publish all their results. Thomas Edison said once “I have not failed. I have found 1,000 ways that won’t work.” Fast forward to today, where 90 percent of drug trials end up as failures....
View ArticleGrunting in Tennis: What’s the Racket?
Noise seems to be a bit of a problem in major sports tournaments. For many, vuvuzelas were the scourge of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. So much so that the BBC looked into ways of muting them on...
View ArticleWhy You Should Eat This Ancient Bean: Fava
What are the health and nutrition benefits of fava beans? Food legumes are considered the best substitute for meat in many parts of the world where there is demand for alternate, non-animal protein...
View ArticleTreat Cancer: Stop Tumors from Eating Themselves
Does this sound like a paradox? Autophagy (from the Greek, “self-eating”) is a process that can occur in both healthy and tumor tissues, usually under stress conditions. In a tumor the lack of...
View ArticleWhat’s that Tinny Sound in My Ear?
Modern medicine has yet to come up with a comprehensive treatment for tinnitus. Anyone that has ever been to a long, loud concert or a club with an appropriately large sound system has no doubt...
View ArticleMeet Mama, Papa and Mama: Three-Parent IVF
Three genetic parents: how does that work? The UK government has announced its intention to draft proposals allowing carriers of mitochondrial disease to have babies using a controversial IVF treatment...
View ArticleExplainer: How Can We Build a Heart?
Tissue engineering is an extraordinary research field aim to engineer entire new organs from single cells. Not only would it resolve the problem of organs availability, but it would also annihilate the...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Carry On Exercising, It Relieves Stress
Add a few exercise sessions to your schedule; your personal and work life could benefit. Another work deadline is fast approaching and, yet again, you’re starting to feel the pressure. Need a permanent...
View ArticleFish Oil Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Unfortunately, a meal comprised of fish and chips won’t help. You are what you eat. How many times have you heard that phrase? Chances are you won’t turn into a hot dog or potato chip but study after...
View ArticleHow to Grow Your Own Bones
New developments in orthopedics will help to ensure accurate fusion of broken bones. Harry Potter aficionados are not strangers to the idea of growing your own bones. Madam Pomfrey used Skele-Gro to...
View ArticleMore Exercise, Less Digital Rectal Examination
Men could benefit from 60 minutes of aerobic exercise. Long-term exercise has been proposed as an aid for all body illnesses. In its turn, acute endurance exercise occasionally has not been given equal...
View ArticleBetter Controlling Stem Cells Spurs Research
More control over stem cells advances tissue engineering. Right now one of the most promising areas of research in science today is regenerative medicine. The goal is to use stem cells and other...
View ArticleProbiotic Yogurt Counteracts Fast Food Diet
Beneficial gut bacteria boost the immune system to prevent obesity in mice, regardless of diet. The Western lifestyle, with its abundant fast food, is wreaking havoc with our waistlines and sending...
View ArticleDrinking and Smoking Accelerates Cognitive Decline
An overall decline in our cognitive abilities is evident from about the age of 45 The combination of both heavy drinking and smoking in midlife can accelerate cognitive decline. Problems with cognitive...
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