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Sugary supplement may help in the fight against cancer
A nutritional supplement may slow the progression of certain cancers and boost the effects of treatment, a new study suggests. The study conducted on mice with pancreatic, lung or skin cancer, were given mannose, a sugar also found in cranberries […]
New study could pinpoint animals that might cause human epidemics
Researchers say they have developed a method to identify animal viruses that may pose a risk to humans. The study, published in PLOS One, spotted several viruses known to pass from animal to human and that have the potential to […]
New bionic eye successfully restores sight in Australian patients
Bionic Vision Technologies Pty Ltd (BVT) revealed that medical researchers had successfully restored a sense of vision in four blind people with its bionic eye as part of a clinical trial in Melbourne. All four patients have a degenerative genetic […]
A genetic mutation among the Bajau tribe allows them to become better freedivers
The Bajau people of Southeast Asia some of the best freedivers in the world. In 2015, Melissa Ilardo went on a diving trip with Pai Bayubu, who had already gone fairly deep when he saw a giant clam, 30 to […]
NHS set to make wearable glucose monitor widely available
Wearable glucose monitors will be made available to tens of thousands of Brits with type 1 diabetes from April 2019, thanks to the NHS. The new wearable reduces the need for finger-prick blood tests and helps people with diabetes to […]
New test detects autism in very young children
Scientists have developed method to detect autism in younger by testing their saliva, Researchers found a set of 32 RNA factors in saliva that can accurately distinguish children with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. The factors could potentially develop an […]
Fish oil and vitamin D don’t stop cancer or heart trouble
A widely anticipated study has concluded that neither vitamin D nor fish oil supplements prevent cancer or serious heart-related problems in healthy older people, according to research presented Saturday at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Researchers defined serious heart […]
Burn victims regrow skin faster with own cells
Human trials are set for early next year on burn victims to test the regrowth of burnt skin. Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine found live stem cells in the discarded dermis layer of the skin of […]
Little pacemaker for little kids: prototype avoids open heart surgery
Researchers have tested an almond-sized pacemaker protype – designed to make procedures for infants less invasive, less painful –on piglets. Dr. Rohan Kumthekar, a cardiologist at the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Medical Center in […]
New cell ‘kill switch’ could potentially cure cancer
A new study has found that RNA molecules, originally developed as a means of studying genes, can trigger a hidden mechanism that prompts cells to commit suicide, potential being used as a new method of cancer treatment. “It’s like committing […]
