Health and Medicine

Lasers to Regenerate Teeth? By | June 29, 2014
People who get lazy about dental hygiene fail to realize the loss of a tooth means more than just the loss of a tooth
Understanding mussels’ stickiness could lead to better surgical and underwater glues By Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Ph.D. | June 25, 2014
The adhesives can be nontoxic and biocompatible
New material improves wound healing, keeps bacteria from sticking By Yung Chang, Ph.D. | June 25, 2014
A porous dry film and attached a mix of structures called zwitterions, which have been used successfully to prevent bacteria stickiness in blood filtering and other applications
For the Right Diagnosis, Consult a Dog By | June 22, 2014
A dog’s nose has 220 million cells to detect odours compared to our mere five million cells
Coating stents with vitamin C could reduce clotting risks By Gopinath Mani, Ph.D. | June 18, 2014
A way to successfully coat a common stent material with vitamin C so that it would release the nutrient slowly over time
Developing an improved liposuction technique that melts fat By | June 18, 2014
Fat melts at a low enough temperature that connective tissue and nerve cells could be spared damage
What You Should Know About AF By | June 18, 2014
Many patients who have AF are not aware of its presence and may have no symptoms
Toward 24-7 glucose monitoring to help manage diabetes By Sylvia Daunert, Ph.D. | June 11, 2014
A glucose/galactose binding protein (GBP) that changes shape when it attaches to glucose
What causes garlic breath? (video) By | June 9, 2014
Break down the chemistry of garlic, and how to beat the bad breath it causes
How Many Would Agree To a Fecal Enema? By | June 8, 2014
Critics may have to stop poo-pooing the idea
Preserving bread longer: A new edible film made with essential oils By Nilda de F. F. Soares, Ph.D. | June 4, 2014
Calcium propionate.
Who Says 10,000 Steps a Day? By | June 1, 2014
There’s never been a better time to stress the health benefits of walking
Sneaky bacteria change key protein’s shape to escape detection By Linda Columbus, Ph.D. | May 28, 2014
Neisseria meningitidis
Lethal injection comes under new scrutiny after botched execution By | May 28, 2014
Compared to other current execution methods, including gassing, hanging and electrocution, lethal injection has the highest rate (7.1 percent) of complications
Coating stents with vitamin C could reduce clotting risks By Gopinath Mani, Ph.D. | May 28, 2014
Previous research has shown that vitamin C could be a good alternative or addition to the drugs currently used to coat stents
Why does bacon smell so good? (video) By | May 27, 2014
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Boomers Now Know the Pain of Arthritis By | May 25, 2014
Don’t neglect to fight obesity. If you weigh 150 pounds, the pressure on the joints increases to 450 pounds on movement
What You Should Ask Before You Say, “I Do” By | May 18, 2014
Male fitness and health are clearly linked to man’s fertility
Toward unraveling the Alzheimer’s mystery By Witold K. Surewicz, Ph.D. | May 14, 2014
Prion-protein-based compounds
Tight Collar? It Increases Risk of Glaucoma By | May 11, 2014
Is it possible to spot a potential disease without using expensive procedures?
Toward a faster, more accurate way to diagnose stroke By Steven A. Soper, Ph.D. | May 7, 2014
SUNY Downstate Stroke Center, found clues — or biomarkers — in the blood that can suggest the stroke type and assist in determining the course of proper treatment.
Robotic-Surgery Still Requires Skilled Human Hands By | May 4, 2014
It’s a vastly different ball game with a steep learning curve
Promising agents burst through ‘superbug’ defenses to fight antibiotic resistance By Chuangbing Tang, Ph.D. | April 30, 2014
Metallopolymers
Whey beneficially affects diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese adults By Lars O. Dragsted, Ph.D. | April 30, 2014
The meal supplemented with whey caused the subjects’ stomachs to empty slower than the others’
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Did Jim Flaherty Have To Die? By | April 27, 2014
History shows that the closed minds of physicians have killed millions by resisting new therapies
The science of champagne fizz: How many bubbles are in your bubbly? By Gérard Liger-Belair, Ph.D. | April 23, 2014
“One million bubbles seems to be a reasonable approximation for the whole number of bubbles likely to form if you resist drinking champagne from your flute,”
In lab tests, the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan spurs growth of breast cancer cells By Kyung-Chul Choi, D.V.M., Ph.D. | April 23, 2014
Octylphenol, triclosan
Toward unraveling the Alzheimer’s mystery By Witold K. Surewicz, Ph.D. | April 23, 2014
Amyloid-beta plaques
Potassium: Like Sex and Money, Just the Right Amount By | April 20, 2014
Fortunately, there are more ways to obtain 4,000 milligrams (mgs) of potassium daily than by eating spinach.
‘3D’ test could reduce reliance on animals for testing asthma and allergy medications By Amir Ghaemmaghami, M.D., Ph.D. | April 16, 2014
The 3D “model” reacted just like a real person’s airway when they exposed it to allergens and bacterial extract