By Paul RinconScience editor, BBC News website Neanderthals interbred with humans and their genes are scattered among us today Continue reading the main story Related Stories Neanderthal genes ‘survive in us’ Ancient humans interbred with us Neanderthals ‘could speak like us’ A gene variant that seems to increase the risk […]
Huff Post — Technology is “amazing,” Bill Gates told the Financial Times in a recent interview, but it’s not going to save the world. Speaking with the Times’ Richard Waters about what it’s going to take the make the planet a better place, the Microsoft co-founder said that though improvements in technology […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher: Health and science reporter, BBC News The brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day’s thinking, researchers have shown. The US team believe the “waste removal system” is one of the fundamental reasons for sleep. Their study, in […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher: Health and science reporter, BBC News The brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day’s thinking, researchers have shown. The US team believe the “waste removal system” is one of the fundamental reasons for sleep. Their study, in […]
The top 12 most amazing Israeli medical advances Israel is a powerhouse in medical innovation. We give you a dozen standouts from a field with many exciting, game-changing candidates. ApiFix […]
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(CNN) — Prosecutors in rural Missouri have charged a man with exposing his partner to HIV and say he may have exposed more than 300 other people to the virus that causes AIDS. David Mangum told police he had at least that many unprotected sexual encounters with people he met online […]
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By Alex Strangwayes-Booth BBC News Some young HIV patients have been pressured to stop taking medication, a survey of doctors revealed Continue reading the main story Related Stories Ban lifted for NHS staff with HIV US ‘prayer cure’ death appeal fails Faith leaders’ ‘HIV cure’ claims Some young HIV patients […]
Souce: The Guargian Genetic map of cancer reveals trails of mutation that lead to disease Map shows how 20 patterns of mutation drive 30 cancer types, pointing the way to prevention and treatment strategies Researchers at the Sanger Institute explain how they identified the patterns of mutation underlying cancer The […]
(CNN) — Humans don’t always remain faithful to just one mate for life, but many — at least theoretically — subscribe to the idea of monogamy. By Elizabeth Landau, CNN […]
Business Insider: Marc Lallanilla. It creeps in slowly in the dark of night, and once inside, it almost never goes away. It’s known as the Hum, a steady, droning sound that’s heard in places as disparate as Taos, N.M.; Bristol, England; and Largs, Scotland. But what causes the Hum, and […]
Source: BBC One third of people diagnosed with throat cancer are infected with a form of the HPV virus, a study suggests. HPV (human papillomavirus) is the major cause of cervical cancer, and the virus is known to spread through genital or oral contact. Actor Michael Douglas is reported to […]
Source: The Guardian UK Hi-tech form of electric scalpel can identify malignant tissue in cancer patients having operations with 100% accuracy An intelligent knife that knows when it is cutting […]
On June 28, 2013 after graduating from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Residency program, Dr. Tahir Ahmad Khan became the first and only physician and surgeon in the Nation to hold a Bachelors of Science (BS), Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), Doctor of Medicine (MD,Magna Cum Laude), Master in Public Health […]
Source: Conservative Papers. Israel, which has never been reticent about publicizing its rescue missions when disaster strikes in far-flung corners of the globe, is being unusually discreet about its aid to victims of the fighting in neighboring Syria. Israeli flag For the past four months, doctors in the Jewish […]
Source: CNN The Fairfax County, Virginia, health department is investigating a tuberculosis outbreak at an area school after three people tested positive for the potentially fatal bacteria, officials said Thursday. The health department has contacted 430 people who may have been exposed and need to be tested as a result […]
Source: CNN The surprise on 3-year-old Grayson Clamp’s face in the video is priceless. His mouth opens wide as he points to the person in front of him speaking. It was the first time Grayson had heard sound. He was born without a cochlear nerve, which connects the brain stem […]
Source: CNN Heart attack risk goes up in men older than 45 and women older than 55, but it can happen even earlier. While lifestyle modifications help reduce risk — eating a healthy diet, maintaining good blood pressure and normal weight, not smoking — sometimes it’s not enough. Family history […]
Source: Guardian UK Scientists hail medical breakthrough by which half a million UK sufferers could avoid major surgery and take antibiotics instead Up to 40% of patients with chronic back pain could be cured with a course of antibiotics rather than surgery, in a medical breakthrough that one spinal surgeon […]