$100 Million Google Health Project; Seeks 10,000 Volunteers For Invasive Screening
Predictive medicine – or “precision health” as it is sometimes known – is a trend in healthcare that is growing exponentially. Perhaps the greatest indication to date that this is slated to be the future of disease prevention and patient care is a massive new investment by tech behemoth and king of the algorithm, Google. However, in order to continue … Continue reading
Lack of Sleep Linked to Aging, ‘Every One of the Major Diseases’
Geezers sleep less than whippersnappers. Everybody knows that, but scientists aren’t sure why. A new study from University of California, Berkeley, argues that older people need just as much sleep as younger people, but the degeneration of certain brain signals prevents older people from getting the rest they need. The team was led by Matthew Walker, professor of neuroscience and … Continue reading
Link Found Between Being Skinny and Depression
Being skinny is associated with depression, according to a new study showing the first evidence linking being underweight with low moods. Experts believe they have found the first evidence of a significant link between being underweight and being depressed. The research reveals both men and women can be affected by negative thoughts about being too thin, unlike depression among obese … Continue reading
The Health Impact of Aluminum, Today’s Most Prevalent Environmental Toxin
Every other year, for more than two decades, a small group of 70 or so scientists have been meeting at different locales across the globe to discuss their speciality: aluminum and its effects on living things. The science of a metal used in industries from airplane manufacturing to food packaging may sound tedious, but this three-day Keele meeting (named for … Continue reading
Study Shows UK and Canadian Infants Cry More Than US Newborns
It’s a fact of life that newborns cry, but a new analysis of nearly 8,700 infants reveals that babies cry and fuss more in certain countries than in others. The study looked at infants in eight countries: Denmark, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Japan and the Netherlands. The lengthiest crying and fussing spells happened in the … Continue reading
The Frankenstein of Giant Viruses Found in Sewage Plant
New giant viruses found at an Austrian wastewater treatment plant probably evolved from a smaller virus that picked up bits of genome from its hosts and incorporated it, Frankenstein-like, into its own genetic code. The viruses — four species in a new group dubbed the Klosneuviruses — are a type of Mimivirus. The giant viruses in the Mimivirus group were … Continue reading
Thyroid Cancer Rates Triple, Scientists Look for the Cause
Thyroid cancer rates are rising faster than any other cancer in the United States, a new study found: Between 1975 and 2013, the number of thyroid cancer cases diagnosed yearly more than tripled. The numbers have prompted many epidemiologists to caution in recent years that the increase in cases is really just a matter of doctors catching more cases. This … Continue reading
Scientists Turn Spinach Leaf into Working Heart Tissue
Researchers have managed to turn a spinach leaf into working heart tissue and are on the way to solving the problem of recreating the tiny, branching networks of blood vessels in human tissue. Until now, scientists have unsuccessfully tried to use 3D printing to recreate these intricate networks. Now, with this breakthrough, it seems turning plants with their delicate veins … Continue reading
Tuberculosis Cure! Russian Firm Creates Breakthrough Anti-TB Drug
On World Tuberculosis Day, which is observed every year on March 24, a Russian company announced the release of a new treatment of one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Skolkovo-based biotechnology company Infectex has revealed a ground-breaking, highly efficient anti- tuberculosis drug, SQ109. The drug has just recently passed all the requisite clinical trials in Russia. It has also … Continue reading
Scientists Find that Blood From Vegans 8 Times More Protective Against Cancer
Scientists have found that blood taken from those following a plant-based diet is 8 times more effective at killing cancer cells than blood taken from those following a Standard American Diet. In a series of experiments people were placed on different diets and their blood was then dripped on cancer cells in a petri dish to see which diet resulted … Continue reading
