Mutant Gene in Amish People Seems to Give Them a 10 years Longer Lifespan
An age-defying mutation found in the genes of Amish people appears to be boosting their lifespan. Individuals carrying a single non-functional copy of the gene SERPINE1 live an average of 10 years longer than other members of their communities, according to new research. The study was carried out with the Old Order Amish of Indiana, who generally avoid the trappings … Continue reading
No More Hair Loss and Bald Heads?
Scientists have made a breakthrough that could eventually help lead to a cure for baldness. They discovered that in animals individual hairs communicate with each other to form an even covering all over the body, vital for furry creatures to survive in different climates. But, in humans, that signalling pathway appears to break down in certain areas, such as the … Continue reading
Groundbreaking Smell Diagnostics: Breath Tests Could Detect up to 17 Diseases
Smell may be the key to a future of more accurate, cheaper, non-invasive diagnostics tests for everything from malaria to cancer to Parkinson’s disease. Scientists in Israel are working on a breath test that they say can detect as many as 17 diseases. Meanwhile, a US-based team is testing their device for identifying the breath signature of malaria in Malawi … Continue reading
Breakout of Marburg Virus in Uganda
Three people in Uganda and Kenya have died from an extremely rare and deadly disease caused by the Marburg virus, the World Health Organization reported today (Nov. 7). The Marburg virus is related to another notorious virus, the Ebola virus, according to WHO. Both viruses are members of the “filovirus” family and have high fatality rates. The fatality rate for … Continue reading
Asteroid that Wiped Out Dinosaurs Contains Cancer Killing Metal, According to Research
Cancer cells can be destroyed using the same metal from the asteroid believed to have caused the dinosaurs’ extinction. Research by the University of Warwick in the UK and Sun Yat-Sen University in China found the dense metal, iridium, can be used to kill cancer cells by directly targeting them and filling them with a deadly ‘version’ of oxygen. A … Continue reading
Research Finds Higher Risk of Heart Attack for Certain Blood Types
People in certain blood groups have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new research presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology Congress. The study was a meta-analysis that combined a vast amount of data from multiple studies into both O and non-O blood groups in order to reach a more definitive and conclusive answer … Continue reading
Pollution Responsible for Deaths of 9 Million People in a Year – Study
Deaths caused by pollution topped 9 million in 2015, or three times the figure from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, and almost 15 times as many as war and other forms of violence, scientists say. The alarm was sounded in Thursday’s report by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, an international group of over 40 authors writing on health … Continue reading
New Treatment Discovered Causes Cancer to Self-Destruct, No Damage to Healthy Cells
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered the first compound that directly makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells. The new treatment approach, described in today’s issue of Cancer Cell, was directed against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells but may also have potential for attacking other types of cancers. “We’re hopeful that the targeted compounds we’re developing will prove … Continue reading
7 Serious Threats of EMF Technology On Entire Populations
Recently, over 180 medics and scientists sent a document to the European Union appealing for the suspension of the new 5G EMF technology planned to roll out. Essentially, the 11-page document warns that EMF technology is a serious environmental hazard, harmful to life and that the new 5G EMF technology has not been properly tested for safety and has been … Continue reading
World is Facing ‘Antibiotic Apocalypse’, Drug-Resistant Gene Has Spread Globally Within 2 Years
The life-saving antibiotic of “last resort” is in danger of becoming powerless after a drug-resistant gene was found to have spread across the globe in the last two years. Scientists believe it’s one of the greatest dangers now facing humanity. A bacteria containing a gene which carries resistance to the antibiotic colistin has spread around the world at an alarming … Continue reading
