Blame Your Genes For Your Coffee Addiction
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Some people can’t start the day without a piping hot cup of coffee (or two, or three). Now, scientists have identified a gene that may explain […]
Busting the billion-dollar myth: how to slash the cost of drug development
Source: Nature A non-profit organization is proving that new drugs don’t have to cost a fortune. Can its model work more broadly? By Amy Maxmen First, there was the pitching and […]
Parkinson’s could potentially be detected by an eye test
Source: BBC Researchers may have discovered a method of detecting changes in the eye which could identify Parkinson’s disease before its symptoms develop. Scientists at University College London (UCL) say […]
N.I.H. May Fund Human-Animal Stem Cell Research
Source: The Washington Post GINA KOLATAAUG. 4, 2016 The National Institutes of Health announced on Thursday that it was planning to lift its ban on funding some research that injects human stem cells into animal embryos. The N.I.H. announced its proposal in a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the associate […]
Staying healthy without antibiotics
Lisa Kaaki, lisa.kaaki@arabnews.com | Published — Friday 29 July 2016 Only a few decades ago, antibiotics were considered to be wonder drugs because they worked so well to cure deadly diseases. Recently, Lord Jim O’Neil who led the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance admitted that a campaign was needed to stop […]
Richard Dawkins on Medicine, Placebo and Homeopathy
He talks about homeopathy very precisely in the first few minutes of this video. He makes a very profound point that whoever establishes the scientific validity of homeopathy, will not […]
Why are we all so tired?
Source: BBC By David Robson A few years ago, Anna Katharina Schaffner became the latest victim of the exhaustion ‘epidemic’. It began with a kind of mental and physical inertia […]
In a Scientific First, Blind Mice Regain Eyesight
Source: Time By Alice Park Once the optic nerve that’s responsible for sight is damaged, it’s impossible to see again. At least that’s been the dogma. But a group of […]
Gambia: Lote
In traditional medication, Lote Tree is believed to have numerous medicinal values. The leaves, fruit, roots and bark of the tree are all used for various kinds of treatments. Its valuable properties have been realised since ancient times. From research, we have understood that the leaves of the plant can […]
The Psychology of Mortality: ‘Death Anxiety Makes Us Hate People Who Are Different’
Interview Conducted by Rafaela von Bredow and Johann Grolle picture-alliance / AKG Oil painting from Hieronymus Bosch, ca. 1500. The fear of death is our constant companion. Psychologist Sheldon Solomon has researched how that anxiety affects our lives — and found that being reminded of death can bring out our worst. […]
Exclusive: Meet the World’s First Baby Born With an Assist from Stem Cells
Source: Time By Alice Park This newborn is the first baby in the world born using a breakthrough IVF treatment Doctors in Canada have begun a new chapter in medical history, delivering the first in a wave of babies expected to be born this summer through a technique that some […]
The UN has failed to protect Syrians from war and hunger. Now it’s telling them to stop smoking
Your home may be in flames, your family enslaved, your torturers itching to pull out your fingernails – but above all you’ve got to ignore the ciggy packet in your pocket Robert Fisk @indyvoices 41 Syrians gathering at the scene of a double bomb attack outside the Sayyida Zeinab shrine AFP […]
Cardiac ‘bruising’ may predict worse heart attack
Source: BBC UK researchers say they have found a new way to tell if a heart attack is more severe and might cause lasting harm – by looking for bruising […]
A greying planet from north to south
By Duc-Quang Nguyen JUN 6, 2016 – 15:32 The ageing population is increasing at an unprecedented rate. If the phenomenon only affected developed economies in the past, now it has a worldwide effect. Pensions, health costs, lower economic growth … Through a weekly series of graphics, swissinfo.ch will help explain […]
Cell Phone-Cancer Link Seen in Rat Study
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin An important new study has linked cell phone radiation to cancers in the brain and heart. The new research was conducted on rats by the U.S. National Toxicology Program, which exposed rats to radiofrequency radiation that comes from cell phones for about nine hours a day […]
Half of the People Taking Antidepressants Aren’t Depressed: Study
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Study finds doctors are widely prescribing antidepressants off-label Millions of people take antidepressants as a way to treat depression, but a new study reveals that some physicians are prescribing antidepressants for off-label uses that are not depression-related. In the study, published Tuesday in the journal JAMA, researchers […]
Should doctors start prescribing religion for their patients?
Source: The Irish Times By Muiris Houston I suspect even the most irreligious of us may mutter a silent prayer when faced by catastrophe or major illness. But is there any […]
Almost half of all heart attacks are ‘silent’
Source: CNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN)Every 43 seconds, an American has a heart attack. Most people immediately recognize chest pain as a symptom of heart attack, but only 27% […]
Global antibiotics ‘revolution’ needed
Source: BBC A global revolution in the use of antimicrobials is needed, according to a government backed report. Lord Jim O’Neill, who led the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, said a […]
Experts call for warnings on all alcohol as men refuse to believe risks
Source: The Guardian By Sarah Boseley Health editor Experts are calling for health warnings on all alcoholic drinks after data showed millions of middle-aged men drink above government guidelines and do […]