Category: Education
New Possibilities for Prostate Cancer Treatment Identified
In Australia, researchers have identified a sub-group of cells that could contribute to prostate cancer recurrence, opening up new ways to treat the disease, which claims more than 3000 lives a year. Published today in Science Translational Medicine, a study […]
Researchers Move A Step Closer to Artificial Livers
The story of Prometheus, the mythological figure who stole fire from the gods, and his liver is well-known the world over. Modern scientists know there is a grain of truth to the tale, says MIT engineer Sangeeta Bhatia: The liver […]
Healthy Lifestyle Lowers Risk of Alzheimer’s: Study
A study says that scientists have shown that healthy lifestyle choices like not smoking, exercising and healthy eating could lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. To examine the impact of these lifestyle choices on memory throughout adult life, University […]
Children of Long-lived Parents at Lower Risk of Diseases: Study
According to a new study, children of parents who live to a ripe old age are more likely to live longer, and are less prone to cancer and other common diseases associated with ageing. Experts at the University of Exeter […]
Study Finds Surge in Children Accidentally Eating Marijuana-laced Foods
The relaxation of marijuana laws in Colorado has caused a significant spike in the number of young children treated for accidentally eating marijuana-laced cookies, candies, brownies and beverages, according to a new study. “We have seen an increase in unintentional […]
Small Molecule Could Have Big Impact on Cancer: Study
A novel small molecule that might become a large weapon in the fight against prostate cancer was designed and synthesized by Dr. Jung-Mo Ahn, associate professor of chemistry at The University of Texas at Dallas. In a study published online […]
Study Says Women Who Smoke and Drink are at Higher Risk Than Men
According to a recent study, women who smoke and drink heavily are at an increased risk of early death than men who do the same. Data taken from a Europe-wide survey of some 380,000 people aged 40 and older, revealed […]
In Rats, Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries
Researchers reports that a single injection of human neural stem cells produced neuronal regeneration and improvement of function and mobility in rats impaired by an acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The international team was led by researchers at the University […]
Talking Therapy Works Better to Treat Depression
A study by international researchers published in this week’s PLOS Medicine shows treatments for depression that don’t involve antidepressant drugs but rather focus on different forms of talking therapy, known as psychotherapeutic interventions are all beneficial, with no one form […]
Probiotics can Alter Brain Function
Probiotics can affect brain function in humans, say UCLA researchers. In an early proof-of-concept study of healthy women, they found that women who regularly consumed beneficial bacteria known as probiotics through yogurt showed altered brain function, both while in a […]
