Health and Medicine
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disease
Israel’s hospitals incubate products for a healthier world
By ISRAEL21c | March 13, 2019
Innovation and acceleration centers in several Israeli medical centers are finding technological cures for global healthcare ills
Americans are in no mood for another health care upheaval
By Grace-Marie Turner | March 12, 2019
Devolving control to states and ultimately individuals is the right solution, not more centralized Washington control
Breast milk as drug-delivery device
By American Chemical Society | March 7, 2019
Modified cells in the liquid could potentially deliver vaccines, fix birth defects or provide proteins that some babies can’t make on their own.
Seawater bacteria provides leads to fight melanoma
By American Chemical Society | March 7, 2019
A bacteria from seawater provides leads for treating melanoma
Getting probiotics from food products, such as yogurt, to the digestive tract could become easier with bacterial biofilms on nanofiber sheets
New research shows a “microdose” of psychedelic drugs could treat depression and anxiety
Sometimes in life you win, sometimes lose. So, after trying many types of treatments, including marijuana, it’s back to a 5 o’clock rum or a glass of Chardonnay for me. Worse fates can happen to you!
Asthma-causing blood cells could help fight colon cancer
By ISRAEL21c | February 27, 2019
New Israeli study finds white blood cells related to allergies and asthma may also be harnessed to destroy cancer cells.
Israeli company plans to make insulin injections obsolete
By ISRAEL21c | February 27, 2019
Kadimastem aims to render needles a thing of the past for diabetes patients by developing a stem-cell mechanism that creates insulin in the body.
Laughter Is Good Medicine
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | February 25, 2019
Red Skeleton, a clown for decades experienced tragedies in life, one when his young son died of leukemia. But he always returned to the stage. And before he died, he said that if he’d made people laugh, his life had been worthwhile
Catholic Medical Association supports Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill”
By Catholic Medical Association | February 21, 2019
Commends members who have worked to promote the proposed legislation
Powering a pacemaker with a patient’s heartbeat
By American Chemical Society | February 20, 2019
A small, flexible device can power a pacemaker with energy from heartbeats
Sensitive sensor detects Down syndrome DNA
By American Chemical Society | February 20, 2019
A new biosensor could someday detect fetal Down syndrome DNA in pregnant women's blood
This simple device could save your life
By ISRAEL21c | February 20, 2019
Simple emergency solution from an Israeli physician-inventor redirects blood to core organs from limbs in case of hemorrhagic shock or cardiac arrest
New Usask treatment for bone cancer which hits young people—and dogs
By News on the Net | February 19, 2019
The human antibodies are to be tested on human and canine tumors in a mouse-model to assess dose safety and how well they work
Will Dr. AI Eventually Be Your Family Physician?
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | February 18, 2019
So, keep an open mind about robotic doctors. They could save us all from self-inflicted disease
Hibernating hamsters could provide new clues to Alzheimer’s disease
By American Chemical Society | February 14, 2019
The brains of hibernating hamsters could suggest new therapies for Alzheimer's disease
Darling, a Little Chocolate for a Little Amour?
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | February 14, 2019
I hope I’ve not been a kill-joy on Valentine’s day, putting a damper on a little amour. After all, remember, a healthy lifestyle does not mean you must be good all of the time. Just make sure that being a little bad never becomes a habit
Flaws In Body Mass Index
By Jack Dini | February 10, 2019
BMI is one of the most widely used measures of obesity
Micromotors deliver oral vaccines
By American Chemical Society | February 8, 2019
To help patients avoid shots, researchers have developed a micromotor-powered oral vaccine
New hope for pediatric burn scars using Israeli lasers
By ISRAEL21c | February 6, 2019
Youngest burn victims benefit from Israel’s pioneering expertise in CO2 lasers at Sheba Medical Center’s new I-PEARLS Center of Excellence.
Too High to Drive on Less Than One Joint
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | February 4, 2019
It’s taken years for people to learn that alcohol and driving kills. Now young and old have to learn that the use of marijuana and driving can also kill. Humans rarely learn from history
Could an immunotherapy treatment from Israel cure cancer?
By ISRAEL21c | January 30, 2019
Purified, activated immune cells from a healthy donor are injected into the recipient until the immune system can hunt down cancer cells on its own
USask discovery may help improve cystic fibrosis treatment
By News on the Net University of Saskatchewan | January 24, 2019
CF is a progressive and multisystem genetic disease that commonly affects the lungs and digestive system
USask research turning ethanol waste into Alzheimer’s meds, industrial products
By News on the Net -- University of Saskatchewan | January 24, 2019
Glyceryl Phosphoryl choline (GPC) which is sold as a pharmaceutical drug
Fidget spinner as centrifuge separates blood plasma (video)
By American Chemical Society | January 23, 2019
Fidget spinners can be used to separate blood plasma for diagnostic tests
Coming soon: A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?
By American Chemical Society | January 23, 2019
New assays and biomarkers are bringing the decades-long quest to develop a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease closer to the finish line
Blister fluid could help diagnose burn severity
By American Chemical Society | January 23, 2019
Analyzing the proteins in blister fluids could help doctors determine the best course of treatment for burn patients
Dry-cured ham bones –– a source of heart-healthy peptides?
By American Chemical Society | January 23, 2019
Bones from dry-cured ham could contain cardioprotective peptides