If You Have Someone to Talk to, it Could Stave Off Alzheimer's, Researchers Find
NYU researchers find having someone to listen to you when you need to talk is associated with greater cognitive resilience.
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Wasps Have Inspired an Innovative New Tool for Surgery
Here's how a wasp has inspired Delft University scientists to create an innovative new tool for keyhole surgeries.
Student Builds Life-Saving Device that Can Instantly Stop Bleeding from Stab Wounds
A final-year design student at Loughborough University, UK, has invented a device that seals open knife wounds in 30 seconds.
Chemists Find Breakthrough Treatment for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's That Protects Brain Cells From Amyloid Plaque
Researchers at Ural Federal University have synthesized chemical compounds that can stop the degeneration of neurons in severe brain pathologies.
Stem-Cell Based 'Cure' for Type-1 Diabetes Draws Nearer, With FDA Trials Launched
Creating insulin-producing pancreas cells safely and at 80%, a new method using 3-dimensional petri dishes draws type-1 diabetes cure nearer.
Venom From Extremely Poisonous Caterpillar May Hold Healing Tonic That Saves Lives
The venom of one Australian caterpillar shows promise for use in medicines and pest control, researchers say. The Doratifera vulnerans is common to large parts of Queensland's south-east and is routinely found in Toohey Forest Park on Brisbane's southside. Dr Andrew Walker at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience has been researching the striking looking caterpillar […]
Revolutionary Machine That Grows New Skin for Burn Patients Unveiled
By growing skin sample sizes 100-times, a revolutionary Swiss skin graft machine could change the procedure forever.
Simple Blood Test That Can Detect 50 Types of Cancer is Now Accurate Enough to Be Rolled Out
A new blood test using machine-learning can rapidly test for 50 different kinds of cancers, as is accurate enough to be rolled out soon.
Scientists Have Figured Out How to Instantly Cure Hiccups
A special L-shaped drinking straw cures hiccups in 92% of people immediately upon use, and is available for about $15 on Amazon.
Coffee is Now Linked to Reduced Risk of Many Ailments, Including Liver Disease, Parkinson's, Melanoma, Even Suicide
Though it has been classified as a carcinogen in the past, there's no end to the health benefits of coffee, finds review from WS and Harvard
Scientists Created a Mint That Whitens Teeth (Better Than Gels) And Rebuilds Tooth Enamel at the Same Time
Trials have begun at the University of Washington using a lozenge candy that can build up enamel on teeth.
'Mind-blowing' Surgery in Mothers' Wombs Spared Dozens of Babies From Spina Bifida Paralysis
At Great Ormond's Street Hospital, 'mind blowing' surgery in the womb has been saving dozens of babies from spina bifida paralysis.
Eating This Vegetable May Prevent a Hangover, Study Suggests
A study from Jeju University in Korea suggests that eating asparagus, which is in season now, may help to prevent a hangover.
A New Holistic Patch Is Cutting Anxiety Successfully - Without Drugs
GoPatch holistic patches are relieving anxiety for customers using a navel patch without the need for drugs.
How Ketamine is a Speedster Antidepressant and Could Be Adapted For Use to Avoid Side Effects
Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be given for a limited amount of time because of its many side effects. Now, a new Northwestern Medicine study identifies for the first time exactly how ketamine works so quickly, and […]
Coffee May Cut Risk of Acute Kidney Injury, Scientists Discover
A recent Johns Hopkins study has revealed that consuming at least one cup of coffee a day may reduce the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).
Cannabis Products With High THC Levels Do 'Cut Chronic Pain'
Cannabis products containing the active ingredient THC do relieve chronic pain in the short term, scientists have revealed.
Rectal Cancer Trials Deliver 'Unheard Of' Result: Remission in Every Patient
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers deliver an unheard of result in rectal cancer treatment: that is, remission in all patients.
This Fruit Could Help Improve Memory and Ward Off Dementia, Study Says
Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower 'bad' cholesterol-according to new research.
Protein 'Motors' Can Swim Around Wounds to Kill Bacteria -And Deliver Lifesaving Drugs
The nanobots chaotically propel themselves around quite randomly, but even that was shown as more effective than topical antibiotics.
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