Category: Education
“Ultra-tough” antibiotic developed to fight superbugs
Scientists in the US have redesigned a vital antibiotic, creating a new version of vancomycin, to fight some of the world’s toughest superbugs. The re-engineered version is designed to be ultra-tough and appears to be a thousand times more potent […]
Common, cheap antioxidant could slow human skin aging
Researchers from the University of Maryland in the US suggest that a common, inexpensive antioxidant called methylene blue could slow down or reverse signs of aging of the human skin. The scientists tested the chemical in cultured human skin cells […]
Smoking damages unborn babies’ livers
The potent cocktail of chemicals released in cigarette smoke has been found to be particularly harmful to developing liver cells of unborn babies, affecting male and female fetuses differently. A team of researchers, led by the University of Edinburgh in […]
Scientists discover way to potentially slow down cancer spread
The biochemical signaling process causing densely packed cancer cells to break away from a tumor and spread elsewhere in the body has been discovered by a team led by John Hopkins researchers. The team also reported in their study that […]
Some types of cancer feed on sugar, study finds
Some types of cancers are more dependent on sugar than others, scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas found in a new study.They discovered that squamous cell tumors — which account for about 25% to 30% of lung cancer […]
Meditation may cause distressing experiences for some –study
A new study has found that meditation – although widely recommended by wellness experts as a way to reduce stress, increase self-awareness, and encourage a healthy lifestyle – can result in negative and distressing experiences for some people. Nearly 100 […]
Ventilator-associated infections in hospitals preventable – study
A recent study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute of Patient Safety and Quality in the US has demonstrated that ventilator-associated events in hospitals can be prevented by health care providers. Going on a ventilator is often the […]
Scientists to test Zika virus against brain tumor cells
Scientists in the UK are planning to use and test Zika virus against brain cancer cells in an effort to find new ways in combatting an aggressive type of cancer. Zika causes severe disability in babies by attacking developing stem […]
CVDs account for one-third of deaths worldwide
A scientific study that examined every country over the past 25 years has found that cardiovascular diseases (CVD), like stroke and heart diseases, cause one-third of deaths globally. Countries with the greatest number of cardiovascular deaths, after accounting for population […]
Way to create unlimited supply of healthy blood cells discovered
An innovative way to create an unlimited supply of healthy blood cells from blood-forming stem cells has been discovered by researchers at New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine in the US. This breakthrough achievement marks the first time that any research […]
