TECH & INNOVATIONThis year’s winners are credited with discoveries that address important and compelling scientific questions – from “What does a black hole look like?” to “Why do chilis taste hot?” and “What are the causes of neurodegenerative disease?”
A team of researchers has discovered a set of inhibitory neurons that serve as cellular brakes and are found in the spinal cord with the task of keeping the mechanical itch pathway “turned off” for the majority of the time.
Gold-based molecules designed to specifically target cancer cells and protect the healthy cells. This is a golden advancement toward cancer drug precision.
E-cigarette use during pregnancy impairs metabolic health in daughters, mouse study finds WASHINGTON-E-cigarette usage may impair fertility and pregnancy outcomes, according to a mouse study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Confirmed cases of measles has quadrupled in only one year's time. The measles virus can be very dangerous and it's not just a simple rash. Measles can cause fevers as high as 104 degrees and is normally accompanied by various other symptoms such as coughing.
With the emergence of DNA technology, there is much to learn about who we humans are. I believe the world is so much more than one's own backyard, and ancestry kits are becoming a hot commodity in satisfying our boundless curiosity. Unfortunately, with all these exciting new discoveries, of who your great-great-great-grandfather may have been, can come unwanted news. You may discover your likelihood of contracting disease.
The results of this new study has surprised even the people behind it. Men who want to have a baby with their partner may want to know how smoking marijuana may help them do it.