MEDICINE & HEALTH

Colon cancer prevention through microbiota

The presence of microbiota in early life prevents occurrence of colon cancer Georgia State University researchers found out that colon cancer inhibition can happen if a person is exposed to microbiota in the early stages of life.

Dementia can kill you, but how?

Dementia deaths have more than doubled in the U.S. in less than two decades, a new government report shows.

Speed limit on DNA-making sets pace for life's first steps

Researchers believe this work could open new pathways to study cancer drugs in developing embryos. Fruit flies make for stingy mothers, imparting only a portion of the genetic building blocks their offspring need to survive.

Colonoscopy Can Lives

Screening for colon cancer remarkably saves lives, but a great number of eligible individuals are yet to be tested.

A Surgical Nightmare: Anesthesia Failure

What is worse than waking up on the operating table? Imagine you are scheduled for surgery, nerves, and anxiety on high. The doctor explains the procedure.

Measles exposure, what do you need to do?

Due to the current outbreak, CDC is educating the public on what to do when exposed to measles Although there was a spread of measles that was eliminate back in 2009, there is a current measles outbreak in the United States.

Found: the missing ingredient to grow blood vessels

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered an ingredient vital for proper blood vessel formation that explains why numerous promising treatments have failed. The discovery offers important direction for efforts to better treat a host of serious conditions ranging from diabetes to heart attacks and strokes.

Recommended Stories