Ecstasy (Drug) MDMA-Assisted Therapy Shows Promise as Treatment for Alcohol AddictionGizmodo - Ed Cara Supplementing psychotherapy with small doses of MDMA could be an effective strategy to prevent relapses of alcohol addiction in patients, an ongoing …
Babies Do C-section babies need mum’s microbes? Trials tackle controversial ideanature.com - Sara Reardon Swabbing infants with mothers’ vaginal bacteria could affect the children’s health, but critics warn of sparse data and high risk. When a baby passes …
Science Plastic bottles can be turned into lighter, cheaper prosthetic limbsThe Telegraph - By Henry BodkinPlastic bottles can be turned into prosthetic limbs which are 40 per cent lighter and thousands of pounds cheaper than existing models, scientists have discovered. Two patients are now walking with artificial
Science Stretchy sensor tracks its wearer's health via their skinnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth It was just last year that we heard how scientists from Stanford University had designed a skin-worn sensor that measures stress via cortisol levels …
Science Antisense Drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and Prion Diseases Could Meet the Dire Need for Brain Treatmentsscientificamerican.com - Bret Stetka Among the human body’s many maladies, few have stumped medical researchers like those that decimate the brain. After decades of effort, effectively …
Science Cambridge study reverses aging of key brain stem cells in rodentsnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy New research, led by a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge, has demonstrated a way to rejuvenate old, dysfunctional brain stem cells, …
Vaccines Scientists Have Created a Vaccine for Cat Allergies, but You Can't Have It YetGizmodo - Ed Cara People unjustly kept away from feline companionship due to an allergy are rejoicing this week, after news resurfaced of a potential vaccine that …
Wisconsin Scientists Discover New Cure for the Deadliest Strain of TuberculosisThe New York TimesDr. Pauline Howell tended to a patient suffering from a particularly virulent strain of tuberculosis at Sizwe Tropical Diseases Hospital in Johannesburg. Tsholofelo Msimango in her home in Tsakane. She
Lithium 'Lithium' Is A Homage To A Drug — And To The Renegade Side Of ScienceNPR - Etelka LehoczkyLike any good story about a scientific discovery, Walter A. Brown's account of the history of lithium features plenty of improvisation, conjecture and straight-up kismet. Unlike many such stories, though,
CRISPR A Woman Had Her Genes Edited To Treat Anaemia, Here’s What Happened NextMashable - Afiya QureshiMississippi-based woman, Victoria Gray was born with sickle cell disease, a condition caused by genetic mutation that warps the shape of red blood cells meant to transport oxygen in the body. Currently,
Protein Potential New Drug Targets ID’ed for Deadly Virusesgenengnews.com - Jeffrey S. Buguliskis, Ph.D. New research from investigators at Cornell University not only uncovered how two highly lethal viruses have greater pathogenic potential when their …
Medicine How False Beliefs in Physical Racial Difference Still Live in Medicine TodayThe New York Times Biological fallacies were used to justify slavery. Why can’t doctors let them go?
Technology (Africa) Lab studies suggest medicinal plants can help repair human bone and tissuetheconversation.com - Franca Nneka Alaribe and Keolebogile Shirley Motaung There’s been a rise in recent years of biomedical engineering techniques that can restore lost tissue and bone. If you’ve been in a car crash, for …
Novartis This Drug Will Save Children’s Lives. It Costs $2 Million.The New York TimesSpinal muscular atrophy is a condition often fatal by age 2. Babies with the disorder have a rare genetic mutation that prevents the nervous system from controlling certain muscles. As they grow to be
Biological Species A new species of superbug is emerging—and it loves when you eat sugarPopular Science - Kat EschnerAs many as half a million people in the United States get sick because of Clostridioides difficile every year, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control. This microbe preys on people
Science Screen All Adult Patients for Drug Abuse, National Panel UrgesThe New York Times - By JAN HOFFMANA national panel of health experts recommended on Tuesday that doctors screen all adult patients for illicit drug use, including improper use of prescription medications. But the group, the United States
Bacteria Harvard hydrogel made by bacteria helps heal internal woundsnewatlas.com - Michael Irving Slapping on a Band-Aid is the easiest way to help a cut on your skin heal, but things aren't so simple for internal wounds. For one, it's obviously …
Biotechnology An old idea that’s gaining new traction: curing Alzheimer’s by killing gum-disease bacteriastatnews.com - Sharon Begley • Daily reporting and analysis • The most comprehensive industry coverage from a powerhouse team of reporters• Subscriber-only newsletters • Daily newsletters …
Tumors Pancreatic cancer cells spread by 'educating' the tumor environmentMedical News Today - By Ana Sandoiu New research in mice reveals "previously unknown" molecules that pancreatic cancer cells use to shape the environment around the tumors and enable …
Science New Alzheimer's hypothesis suggests cellular garbage disposal system could be key to preventionnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, have offered new evidence suggesting dysfunction in the lysosome system, our body's …
News Two New Ebola Treatments Prove Highly Effective in Congo EpidemicThe New York Times - By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.In a development that transforms the fight against Ebola, two experimental treatments are working so well that they will now be offered to all patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scientists on
The Brain A Newfound Neuron Might Help Keep the Brain's Cells in SyncWIRED - Meredith Fore A long-standing controversy in neuroscience centers on a simple question: how do neurons in the brain share information? Sure, it’s well-known that …
Ebola Ebola Is Now Curable. Here’s How the New Treatments WorkWIRED - Megan Molteni Amid unrelenting chaos and violence, scientists and doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been running a clinical trial of new drugs to …
DNA Cryptic genetic variation: the hidden changes in your DNA that could produce new diseasesThe Conversation UK - Michael J Porter Rarely has our environment changed so quickly. On top of climate change, we’re exposing ourselves to air pollutants, microplastics and unprecedented …
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia: Genes related to circadian rhythms may be disruptedMedical News Today - By Ana Sandoiu New research examines the brains of people with schizophrenia and finds disrupted patterns of expression in genes linked with sleep-wake …
Bacteria Some viruses can actually protect our healthPopular Science - By Cynthia Mathew/The ConversationWe may even rely on certain types of viruses to ward off infections. Viruses are mostly known for their aggressive and infectious nature. It's true, most viruses have a pathogenic relationship with their
Pancreatic Cancer Slow-and-steady drug combo wins race against pancreatic cancernewatlas.com - Michael Irving Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of the disease, thanks largely to the fact that the tumors tend to be much more solid. This means …
Antibiotic Resistance Outbreaks and Antibiotic Resistancesangerinstitute.blog - Sanger Institute Dr Sophia David is a Postdoctoral Scientist at the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance (CGPS) based at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Her most …
