Category: Education
Synthetic blood transfusions could begin within two years
Synthetic red blood cells are to be transfused into human testing subjects by 2017, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant announced this week. “Scientists across the globe have been investigating for a number of years how to […]
New test uses blood and saliva to detect head and neck cancers
Head and neck cancers affect nearly 50,000 people in the United States each year and are on the rise among men. The main risk factors include alcohol, smoking and human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection that often goes […]
‘Good’ fats from fish and plants promote longer life
Older adults who eat plenty of fish and vegetables may live longer than people who don’t, a large Swedish study suggests. Among more than four thousand 60-year-old men and women, those with the highest blood levels of polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), […]
Protein may yield early detection of pancreatic cancer
Scientists said Wednesday they had identified a marker in blood for pancreatic cancer, raising hopes for a test that would allow earlier diagnosis of this deadly disease. A research team from the United States and Europe said people with cancer […]
Medical marijuana: good evidence for some diseases, weak for others
Moderate- or high-quality evidence supports the use of marijuana for some medical conditions, but not for others, according to a fresh review of past research. After reviewing 80 randomized trials that included nearly 6,500 people, researchers found moderate support for […]
Trans Fats From Foods May Worsen Memory
Trans fats may play havoc with your memory along with your cholesterol levels, a new study suggests. Younger men who ate high levels of trans fats performed more poorly on a memory test involving word recall than those who ate lower levels, the researchers […]
13 Meals That Are Naturally Gluten-Free
Going gluten-free doesn’t require embarking on hour-long search and rescue missions for expensive GF pastas and breads. Plenty of healthy, flavor-packed meals are naturally gluten-free, super simple to make, and loaded with good-for-you nutrients. Here are 13 of our favorites. […]
Think outside the gym: Preparing for endurance-sports vacations
Summer is fast approaching and the mountains are calling. As sports like mountain running, climbing and the novel Scandinavian swim-run competitions become popular, the question of how to transition from urban life to nonstop action can be tricky. We spoke […]
Milk does not do a body good: massive study
Milk seems to be making its way through various stages of truth, especially within the past couple of years. Like many other examples, what we once thought to be healthy for us to consume is turning out to be the […]
New Drugs May Prevent Migraines Before They Start
Competing teams of researchers are closing in on a new class of drugs that can prevent chronic migraines by interrupting the chain of events thought to create the headaches. The drugs target a biochemical called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). The […]
