Health and Medicine

Sea urchin spines could fix bones By | March 25, 2017
Scientists have developed a bone grafting material made out of sea urchin spines
Fighting MRSA with new membrane-busting compound By | March 25, 2017
A class of compounds called LANA safely treated MRSA (purple) skin infections in mice
There’s More to Constipation than Grunting. By | March 13, 2017
There’s an added advantage of decreasing the risk of coronary attack and other cardiovascular troubles, a win win situation easily achieved with zero side-effects.
Can we reverse aging by tweaking our biological machinery? By | March 9, 2017
Why do we age at all? For most of human history, people died of violence, starvation and infectious diseases
Moving toward faster, more accurate detection of food- and water-borne bacteria By | March 9, 2017
Electrochemical sensors like this one could soon make detecting harmful bacteria in foods faster and more accurate
How rare sugars might help control blood glucose By | March 8, 2017
Scientists investigate whether low-calorie rare sugars such as allulose could sweeten treats and help regulate blood-glucose levels
Pulling the curtain back on the high cost of drugs By | March 8, 2017
Costly drugs: Drug industry needs to communicate its pricing rationale more clearly
Fidgeting, And Magic Underwear By | March 6, 2017
It’s taken thousands of years to evolve the human body. But less than 100 years to develop the lethal rust of obesity, diabetes and heart attack, due to devices to reduce exertion
Antimicrobial substances identified in Komodo dragon blood By | February 22, 2017
Compounds in Komodo dragon blood could lead to the development of new antibiotics
“Dying, I Don’t want to be There When it Happens”. By | February 20, 2017
Like Woody Allen we’d all prefer not to be there when death occurs. But unless we quickly discover Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth, you can be assured you will be there sooner or later
Ways to Decrease the Risk of Heart Attack By | February 13, 2017
Thank You for Being Our Voice By | February 6, 2017
Some readers, of course, believe accepting MAID in any form is embarking on the slippery slope to hell
Increased Activity = Greater Brain Power By | January 30, 2017
Increasing evidence that regular exercise lowers the risk of dementia
Canada must improve prescription drug safety for seniors By | January 12, 2017
Improving Prescription Drug Safety for Canadian Seniors
LeafSource : A Natural Remedy 100 Years in the Making By | January 9, 2017
Chillies could help beat cancer as research finds capsaicin destroys diseased cells By -- Mirror.co.uk | January 3, 2017
The active ingredient that gives chillies their kick can surround cancer cells and kill them off, scientists say, which could help develop a cure for cancer
What Did You Learn in 2016? By | January 2, 2017
So let’s see from this quiz how much you learned this past year
MAO is a possible Alzheimer’s disease biomarker By | December 27, 2016
Researchers used mice studies to reveal that the activity of an enzyme called MAO (yellow) is directly correlated with the progression of Alzheimer's disease and may be used to stage the disease
Red cabbage microgreens lower ‘bad’ cholesterol in animal study By | December 27, 2016
In an animal study, red cabbage microgreens helped lower "bad" cholesterol
Why Would God Have Made Wine So Good? By | December 26, 2016
Moderate drinking consists of one or two drinks day
Tiny barcodes are huge help in personalized cancer therapy By | December 14, 2016
In process similar to allergy testing, small quantities of different ‘barcoded’ drugs are tested inside patient’s tumor to determine effectiveness
Toward opioid vaccines that can help prevent overdose fatalities By | December 14, 2016
To prevent fatal overdoses of prescription opioid painkillers, scientists report progress on a new vaccine that was effective in mice
LILT, A New RX for Concussions By | December 12, 2016
Low Intensity Laser Therapy (LILT)
Urine test for fatigue could help prevent accidents By | December 7, 2016
Weariness on the job can put lives at risk, so scientists have devised a urine test to detect fatigue markers.
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A Miner Will Save Millions from Blindness By | December 5, 2016
DIAGNOS is “Beat it in a blink”
Part 2: “The task of childhood” By | December 2, 2016
Antipsychotics and Maryland foster children
“An evil drug” By | December 1, 2016
Antipsychotics and Maryland foster children; Part 1
Man ‘cured’ of prostate cancer after doctors shock tumour to death with testosterone By --Telegraph | December 1, 2016
Readers Response to Insulin Pill Discovery By | November 28, 2016
World’s first blood test to aid diagnosis of Parkinson’s By | November 23, 2016
sraeli company expects to begin commercializing its unique assay in 2017, applying for CE clearance in Europe