Hope for Tinnius Sufferers After Device Found to Reduce Ear Ringing by 60%
More than 60% of participants reported significantly reduced tinnitus symptoms after the six weeks of active treatment.
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'Landmark' Peanut Allergy Skin Patch Desensitizes Kids Using Immunotherapy to Stop Allergic Reactions
Unlike allergies to shellfish, peanut allergies can be particularly dangerous because peanuts are often packed alongside other food products.
Shredded Diapers Could Replace 40% of Concrete Sand in Construction-Without Affecting Strength
Disposable diaper waste could replace up to 10% of the sand needed for concrete used to form columns and beams in a three-story house.
Neglected 80-year-old Antibiotic Reemerges as Highly-Effective Against Resistant Bacteria
Discovered back in the 1940s, nourseothricin is a natural product made by a soil fungus, but though it killed bacteria, it was renal toxic
Coffee Grounds Show Potential to Clean Up Common Water Contamination from Agriculture
The study looked at bentazone—a common herbicide used in agriculture, and found that activated coffee grounds removed 70% of the bentazone.
Kombucha Can Mimic the Effects of Fasting in the Body, According to a Study
Most people will probably think of fasting as a religious penance or a political act of protest, but fasting is actually a key repair process
Bumblebees Share Knowledge Like Humans and Chimpanzees, Suggesting the Hive Mind Is More Personal
Bumblebees are social insects that have proven themselves capable of acquiring non-natural behaviors, like string-pulling and ball-rolling.
Overlooked Drug Proven to Be Superior Treatment for Crohn's Disease-Helping Patients Avoid Surgery
Infliximab works by blocking an inflammatory cytokine, the proteins that cause acute inflammatory reactions like swelling.
Even Exercising Just Once a Week Can Help You Lose Weight, Says New Study
Results showed that the ‘weekend warriors' and the regularly active participants had lower abdominal and body fat, smaller waists.
'A Bicycle Built for Two' Might Improve Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease-Study
Tandem cycling improved mobility and walking speed, and decreased disease progression and disease burden in Parkinson's patients.
Belgian Boy is the First Child in the World to Have Been Cured of Brain Stem Glioma, a Brutal Cancer
In Lucas' case, his tumors carried a genetic mutation seen only a few times in history that made it vulnerable to the drug.
Buck Institute Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer's Disease
The protein is called KIDRA, and along with being produced in the kidney, Tracy and her team identified its throughout brain synapses.
Improving Physical Fitness with Cardio May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk by More Than a Third
There are relatively few known risk factors for prostate cancer, which is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men.
Handwriting Strengthens Brain Connections and Boosts Learning More Than Tapping on a Keyboard
Since it's the movement of the hand forming the letters that promotes brain connectivity, writing on digital screens is likely the same
Test That Can Spot 18 Early-Stage Cancer Signals Shows 84% Sensitivity in First Human Trial
Such a test could facilitate wider testing regimens around the world, where cancer is now responsible for one out of every six deaths.
Deaf Children Are First Humans to Have Hearing Pathway Restored in Dramatic Demonstration of New Gene Therapy
MIT hailed it as China's first domestic gene therapy breakthrough, as well as "the most dramatic restoration of a lost sense yet achieved."
Smokers Twice as Likely to Quit if Using Drug from Laburnum Tree, Finds Study
A major study conducted recently by Oxford University found that just 6 out of 100 smokers can break the addiction without any form of aid.
Record-Breaking Fast Radio Burst from Space Alerts Astronomers to Fascinating Blob of Galaxies
Some experts have suggested FRBs may be from an extraterrestrial life form trying to contact other civilizations.
Electrical Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Processes in Alzheimer's Patients
The innovative technology, known as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), could also be used as a treatment to improve cognition.
Exciting Clinical Trials of New Stem Cell Injection Treatment Shows Promise for Halting Multiple Sclerosis
In the first-ever clinical trials in humans, the researchers found patients injected with the stem cells exhibited no increase in disability
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