Best Muslim Scientific Achievements in 2014
Source: OnIslam.net Seems that 2014 was a fruitful year from a scientific point of view for Muslim scientists and Muslim countries. This is a summary review of some of the […]
Scientists create precursors to human egg and sperm
Scientists at the University of Cambridge working with the Weizmann Institute have created primordial germ cells – cells that will go on to become egg and sperm – using human […]
How Exercise Changes Our DNA
We all know that exercise can make us fitter and reduce our risk for illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. But just how, from start to finish, a run […]
6 Reasons Why Visiting Loved Ones Keeps Them Young & Happy
We may be well into this year’s holiday season, but whether it’s Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Eid, or just a regular day out of the year, visiting your senior loved ones […]
Brain Network That Gives Humans Superior Reasoning Skills
When it comes to getting out of a tricky situation, we humans have an evolutionary edge over other primates. Take, as a dramatic example, the Apollo 13 voyage in which […]
Can We Change Our Genes?
What if someone was to tell you that you can change your genes? What would you say? The long-standing nature vs. nurture debate has fueled many fires over the years, […]
A warm positive environment can outweigh problem genes
Is misbehaviour encoded in your child’s DNA? We hear about it in the media, claims that some kids are born with genes that put them at higher risk for impulsive, […]
Parkinson’s stem cell ‘breakthrough’
The study is “a stepping stone towards clinical trials”, according to researcher Malin Parmar. Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Use ‘old drugs’ to treat cancer call […]
Scientists Pinpoint Genetic Origins of More Than 20 Autoimmune Diseases
Scientists have discovered genetic links that could put them closer to finding better treatments for a range of diseases, including multiple sclerosis, juvenile diabetes, lupus and arthritis. Their genetic research […]
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant
A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. Darek Fidyka, who was paralysed […]
Breakthrough device heralds future of cancer detection
1 drop of blood & 60 minutes: Early cancer detection can save millions of lives but current diagnostic methods remain costly and invasive. However, a new startup is developing a […]
‘Giant leap’ to type 1 diabetes cure
By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Scientists were able to transform stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Bionic pancreas: […]
Coffee Genes
How much coffee do you drink every day? One cup in the morning? Or do you gulp it all day? Scientists have long known that your DNA influences how much […]
First womb-transplant baby born
Source: BBC Health A woman in Sweden has given birth to a baby boy using a transplanted womb, in a medical first, doctors report. The 36-year-old mother, who was born without a uterus, received a donated womb from a friend in her 60s. The British medical journal The Lancet says […]
Loss of smell may be predictor of death in elderly
Being unable to smell bacon frying may be far more dire than simply missing out on one of life’s pleasures. In older adults, it could be a predictor of increased […]
Effect of Exercise on Genetically high risk Diabetics
Individuals with a relatively large number of genetic factors linked to type 2 diabetes risk showed a smaller protective effect of exercise, a large cohort study indicated. The finding emerged […]
Does the human eye prove that God exists?
The Telegraph: Darwin was baffled by it; Christians see it as evidence of the divine. Will science ever unlock the secrets of the human eye? When the body of Dr […]
You are the switch that can activate your destiny
Source: Health Herald Tribune Contrary to what many of us learned in school, “genes are not fixed predetermined blueprints passed from generation to generation,” Dr. Raby writes, based on the […]
Activating single gene could extend human lifespan by 30%
In an experiment on fruit flies, UCLA biologists activated just one gene, AMPK, which extended their lifespan by nearly a third, by helping them to get rid of “cellular garbage” […]
Epilepsy cure breakthrough
Gene study makes epilepsy cure breakthrough For decades researchers have been trying to pinpoint the genetic causes of epilepsy. Now a study involving 8,000 patients world-wide has made real progress. […]