Medicine

Sarah
Australian News
Vitamin used to keep skin clear could hold the key to treating CANCER
dailymail.co.uk - Australian Associated
An Australian biotech entrepreneur has developed a new way of dispensing powerful chemicals found in Vitamin E, that could be used as a treatment for …
5 days ago
Sarah
Immune System
An HIV Vaccine Based On The Moderna COVID Vaccine Is Getting Promising Results
Refinery29 - Sarah Midkiff
A new HIV vaccine, based on the Moderna COVID-19 inoculation, has shown a 97% antibody response rate in Phase I clinical trials. Currently, HIV affects more than 38 million people globally. If approved,...
Apr 7
Sarah
Advanced Micro Devices
The $2 Drug That Millions of Patients Aren’t Being Told About
Medium - Kat Kennedy
“I couldn’t open or close my eyes without pain. It was like salt or shards of glass… all I could do was go to bed,” said 71-year-old Beth, who was …
Apr 6
Sarah
Diabetes
This One Eating Trick Can Lower Your Diabetes Risk, Says New Study | Eat This Not That
Eat This, Not That! - Clara Olshansky
You're going to want to set your alarm. Trying to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D)? Then odds are you're already finding ways to stay active …
Mar 28
Sarah
The Brain
New neuroscience research suggests childhood maltreatment sensitizes brain regions to later life trauma
psypost.org - Eric W. Dolan
New neuroimaging research offers preliminary evidence that childhood maltreatment amplifies the impact of combat exposure trauma. The findings, …
Mar 28
Sarah
Amphetamines
Gene Changes Linked to Severe Repetitive Behaviors
neurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News
Study identifies genes that become activated in the brain prior to the initiation of severe repetitive behaviors associated with addiction, ASD, and …
Mar 27
Sarah
Tumors
Tiny robots can now smuggle drugs into brain tumors
Inverse - Sarah Wells
The future of medicine is going to be hand-delivered — but not by mail carriers. Instead, life-saving drugs will be parceled, smuggled, and …
Mar 24
Sarah
Cancer
Landmark brain cancer vaccine passes first phase of human trials
newatlas.com - By Rich Haridy
A new article published in the journal Nature is reporting promising results from a landmark Phase 1 human trial testing a novel vaccine designed to …
Mar 24
Sarah
Health
A condition thought only to affect women may cause male-pattern baldness
Inverse - Sofia Quaglia
Polycystic ovary syndrome — as the name suggests — is a disease typically associated only with women, but it is time to think again. The syndrome, …
Mar 24
Sarah
The Brain
Researchers Discover Some Brain Cells Come Alive and Grow Hours After Death
Complex - ByJoshua Espinoza
They’re calling it a “zombie gene.” A new study published in Scientific Reports challenges the widespread belief that brain activity comes to a halt …
Mar 23
Sarah
Prenatal Development
Scientists Create Living Entities In The Lab That Closely Resemble Human Embryos
NPR - Rob Stein
For decades, science has been trying to unlock the mysteries of how a single cell becomes a fully formed human being and what goes wrong to cause genetic diseases, miscarriages and infertility. Now, scientists...
Mar 17
Sarah
Discovery identifies non-DNA mechanism involved in transmitting paternal experience to offspring
phys.org - McGill University
It has long been understood that a parent's DNA is the principal determinant of health and disease in offspring. Yet inheritance via DNA is only part …
Mar 16
Sarah
Nurse’s Smelling “Superpower” Leads to Skin Swab Test for Parkinson’s
freethink.com - Kristin Houser
Researchers developed a skin swab test for Parkinson’s after studying a woman’s strange ability to smell the disease.
Mar 14
Sarah
Australian Researchers Claim Asthma and Autoimmune Breakthrough
voanews.com
Australian researchers say an "incredible" discovery could allow new treatments for asthma and prevent autoimmune diseases and life-threatening …
Mar 14
Sarah
Ketamine
‘The ketamine blew my mind’: can psychedelics cure addiction and depression?
The Guardian - Words: Alexandra Jones Illustration: Frieda Ruh
In the summer of 1981, when he was 13, Grant crashed a trail motorbike into a wall at his parents’ house in Cambridgeshire. He’d been hiding it in the shed, but “it was far too powerful for me, and on...
Mar 13
Sarah
Placebos
Experimental Alzheimer's drug could slow cognitive decline in patients, early results suggest
CNN - By
(CNN) — Eli Lilly and Company's experimental intravenous drug donanemab could slow the cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to early clinical trial results, published in The...
Mar 13
Sarah
High dose CBD study finds stunning potential for treating Alzheimer’s
slashgear.com - Brittany A. Roston
A new study from Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia has linked high-dose CBD to multiple benefits associated with early-onset familial …
Mar 10
Sarah
"SuperAger" brains defy tau tangles associated with Alzheimer's
newatlas.com - By Nick Lavars
Although the definitive causes of Alzheimer’s diseases aren’t yet fully understood, one of the leading suspects is the accumulation of abnormal …
Feb 19
Sarah
AI uses "ugly duckling" technique to spot melanoma with high accuracy
newatlas.com - By Nick Lavars
Artificial intelligence is starting to combine with smartphone technology in ways that could have profound impacts on the way we monitor health, from …
Feb 19
Sarah
Highest-Resolution Images of DNA Reveal It's Surprisingly Jiggly
Gizmodo - George Dvorsky
Scientists have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of DNA, revealing previously unseen twisting and squirming …
Feb 16
Sarah
The Cause Of Autism May Have Been Discovered
giantfreakinrobot.com - Ross Bonaime
Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia may have found a link between defects in brain cell mitochondria and autism spectrum …
Feb 4
Sarah
Sleep Apnea
FDA approves new device to reduce snoring and sleep apnea that's worn for just 20 minutes during the day
CNBC - Rich Mendez
Obstructive sleep apnea is prevalent and occurs when the upper airway becomes blocked repeatedly during sleep, reducing or completely blocking …
Feb 5
Sarah
Inhibition of mitochondrial function by metformin increases glucose uptake, glycolysis and GDF-15 release from intestinal...
nature.com - Ming Yang, Tamana Darwish, Pierre Larraufie, Debra Rimmington, Irene Cimino, Deborah A. Goldspink, Benjamin Jenkins, Albert Koulman, Cheryl A. Brighton, Marcella Ma, Brian Y. H. Lam, Anthony P. Coll, Stephen O’Rahilly, Frank Reimann, Fiona M. Gribble
Even though metformin is widely used to treat type2 diabetes, reducing glycaemia and body weight, the mechanisms of action are still elusive. Recent …
Jan 28
Sarah
Anti-inflammatory brain cells activated by signals from gut bacteria
newatlas.com - By Rich Haridy
New research published in the journal Nature is describing the discovery of a novel subset of brain cell with the capacity to prevent …
Jan 27
Sarah
10 Symptoms of Spring Allergies You Shouldn’t Ignore, According to Doctors
Prevention - Marisa Cohen
You know about the sniffles and sneezing, but there’s a lot more to it than that. As cold and flu season eventually comes to an end, we look forward …
Jan 23
Sarah
How Diet and Exercise Can Ease GERD Symptoms, According to a New Study
Prevention - Elizabeth Millard
These are the five biggest factors for keeping heartburn in check. Many people will deal with gastrointestinal (GI) issues at some point in their …
Jan 23
Sarah
This synthetic cornea gave a blind man the gift of sight
Input - Tom Maxwell
After the bandages were removed, the 78-year-old was immediately able to recognize his family members and read text. Eyesight is a primary sense of …
Jan 20
Sarah
Is Your Nose Constantly Stuffy at Night? An Allergist Explains How to Finally Get Relief
POPSUGAR - Jenny Sugar
Congestion due to COVID-19, the flu, or a mild cold is common, but what if you're not sick and your nose is constantly getting stuffy at night? What could be the cause and how can you prevent it? Why My...
Jan 20
Sarah
Taurine Trains Microbiota to Resist Invading Bacteria
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Jeffrey S. Buguliskis, Ph.D.
Researchers working across five institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a metabolic nutrient that helps the gut recall …
Jan 19