MEDICINE & HEALTH

Reasons Women Get Autoimmune Diseases Far More Often Than Men Discovered

Part of the answer may lie in the skin of women! One of the great mysteries of medicine and also one that affects the lives of millions of people is why the immune systems of women gang up on them far more than men's do which causes nine times more women to develop autoimmune diseases such as lupus.

Does Sugar Make Kids Hyperactive? Studies Say it’s a Myth

“Sugar rush” on kids is not true, says Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics "If you look at the peer-reviewed evidence, we cannot say sugar absolutely makes kids hyper; however, you can't discount that sugar may have a slight effect" on behavior, said Kristi L.

We Could Be Inhaling Plastic and Don't Know It

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.

Simulating Cerebral Tract Growth in a Brain Model

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.

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

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

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

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.
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