MEDICINE & HEALTH

We Could Be Inhaling Plastic and Don't Know It

MEDICINE & HEALTH 04.19.2019 10:49 AM

Microplastics have been found to pollute the air as much as it does the oceans. By now, we are all familiar with the 'evil' that plastics bring to our friends from the ocean.

Pleasant Aromas Can Help Smokers Quit, Study Shows

04.19.2019 10:44 AM

Cravings for cigarettes dropped about 19% after the experiment If you are a smoker who is trying to kick the habit, you can do so by smelling lemon, peppermint or vanilla.

A Non-Addictive, Hangover-Free Synthetic Alcohol Soon to be Made Available

04.19.2019 10:39 AM

Researchers have produced a synthetic drink that replicates the effects of alcohol without having to suffer a hangover the next morning.

Potential New Cancer Therapeutic Strategies Involving Inhibition of UNC45A

04.19.2019 09:38 AM

UNC45A holds tremendous potential in the fight against solid tumors The very first step toward the development of targeted cancer therapy is to identify a protein that plays a significant role in cancer cell growth.

Simulating Cerebral Tract Growth in a Brain Model

04.19.2019 09:34 AM

Scientists imitate what happens in the brain through a model Researchers from the University of Tokyo studied how the brain works based on the connections made between multiple regions in the brain by creating a working model of a cerebral tract in the lab.

Making Lung Cancer Scan Decision Easier for Patients through Video and Brochure

04.19.2019 09:25 AM

A tool that facilitates a conversation between patients and their physicians and leads to shared decision-making

Early Detection of Alzheimer's Prior to Onset of Symptoms Now Possible

04.18.2019 21:17 PM

New technique in the use of standard MRI data paves the way for fast, early and accurate detection of dementia.

Cannabis Users Could Take Twice As Much Anesthensia to be Sedated

04.18.2019 21:08 PM

A new study that featured on Monday suggests that one of the bad effects of using cannabis could be a strange tolerance to anesthesia.

Zombie Pigs? Scientists Restore Brain Activity in Pigs Four Hours After Death

04.18.2019 20:43 PM

Four hours post-mortem, pigs' brains restored by a sophisticated artificial system. Seems a bit impossible if one hadn't seen any zombie movie or TV show in the last few months given its popularity nowadays, but the concept of coming back to life after death still seems to be far-fetched.

Gene-editing Trials Have Begun in the US

04.18.2019 16:55 PM

The first US clinical trials using Crispr-edited cells have started. Crispr is a revolutionary gene-editing tool that can cut DNA with great precision, allowing genes to be turned off, new genes added or their functions changed.

Scientists Discovered Where Anesthesia Works On the Brain

04.18.2019 16:55 PM

Rather than inhibiting neurons, anesthesia could also activate individual neurons in the brain A medical miracle happened about 170 years ago when scientists discovered general anesthesia that enables millions of patients to undergo invasive, life-saving surgeries without pain.

Killer Combination: Late Dinner and No Breakfast

04.18.2019 14:05 PM

People who miss breakfast and have a late night dinner are more likely to have other unhealthy habits like smoking and low levels of physical activity

Gene-editing Could Make Its Way to the Womb

04.18.2019 11:42 AM

Pediatric surgeons want to use Crispr for pre-natal treatment. The scariest moment in some parents' life is when a doctor makes a diagnosis of disease or a developmental defect in their unborn child.

Yale Researchers Build BrainEx Machine to Restore Brain Function After Death

04.18.2019 11:42 AM

A machine that can somewhat restore some functions in brain cells of deceased pigs has been built. Researchers at Yale University spent six years building a machine, which they call BrainEx, that can restore functionality in brain cells of recently slaughtered pigs.

Baby Boy in Texas Born Without Skin

04.18.2019 08:55 AM

New light of hope shines on the parents of a boy in Texas born without skin. Parents Priscilla Maldonado Gray and Marvin Gray welcomed 2019 with a baby boy named Ja'bari Gray.