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Cancer detection is a major public health challenge, and the methods currently available to achieve it are often expensive and invasive.
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JJ Shavit
- Mar 11, 2022
An obesity treatment for women only?
Researchers identified a potential way to battle the health effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 11, 2022
Research shows you can lose weight by literally sweating out your fat
Researchers showed that increasing sebum production via the immune system could be a strategy for treating obesity in people.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 10, 2022
What happens in your brain when you daydream?
Science suggests that mind-wandering freely to more pleasant and playful thoughts may improve our mood and foster creativity.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 10, 2022
Tick saliva drug could ease chronic pain and itching in people
A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 10, 2022
How does the brain make memories?
In a Cedars-Sinai study, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human experience.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 10, 2022
The sound of vision: Sound can stimulate blind retina to see again
Activating neurons by ultrasound is a step towards a non-invasive retinal prosthesis that works without invasive eye surgeries.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 10, 2022
Physical activity may protect your brain as you age
New research from UGA shows every extra step counts when it comes to protecting the brain from the harmful effects of aging.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 9, 2022
Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging
Salk researchers treated mice with anti-aging regimen beginning in middle age and found no increase in cancer or other health problems later
JJ Shavit
- Mar 9, 2022
Anti-cancer drug provides immediate hope for children with brain cancer
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 9, 2022
Implantable ‘Drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer
Rice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 8, 2022
What happens in our brain when we die? Surprising results
Imagine reliving your entire life in the space of seconds. Like a flash of lightning, you are outside of your body, watching your life.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 8, 2022
How does the human brain create memories?
Researchers have identified two types of cells in our brains that are involved in organizing discrete memories based on when they occurred.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 7, 2022
Are blood pressure readings more accurate at home or clinic?
Blood pressure measurements routinely taken at home are more likely to provide the basis for accurate diagnoses of hypertension.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 6, 2022
Single test for over 50 genetic diseases will cut diagnosis from decades to days
The diseases covered by the test belong to a class of over 50 diseases caused by unusually-long repetitive DNA sequences in a person’s genes
JJ Shavit
- Mar 6, 2022
What explains our lower back pain? Anthropologists turn to Neandertals for answers
The analysis centers on the spine’s curvature, which is caused, in part, by a wedging, or angling, of vertebrae and the intervertebral discs
JJ Shavit
- Mar 4, 2022
Drinking wine with meals can lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Research shows that consuming alcohol, most notably wine, with meals is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 4, 2022
Biohybrid nanorobots intelligently target drug delivery
How tiny robots with living parts are designed and fabricated to perform tasks such as effectively delivering drugs to body tissues.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 3, 2022
30-60 mins of weekly strength training linked to 10-20% lower death risk
Between 30 and 60 minutes of muscle strengthening activity every week is linked to a 10-20% lower risk of death from all causes.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 2, 2022
Ultrasound scans can now detect and diagnose prostate cancer
An ultrasound scan can be used to detect cases of prostate cancer, according to new research.
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