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Alzheimer’s Memory Loss Reversed in Mice After Scientists Discover Method to Form New Brain Cells
Alzheimer's has been reversed in mice after scientists at the University of Illinois-Chicago boosted the formation of new brain cells, a breakthrough that could...
Genetic Heart Conditions Could be Cured for First Time with Single Jab – It’s a ‘Defining Moment’
Armed with a big research grant, a crack team of scientists will seek to develop an injectable gene therapy to cure one of the...
Snacking on Grapes May Add 4-5 Years to Lifespans of Those Who Regularly Eat Fast Food
New research suggests that snacking on grapes might combat the effects of consuming a junk food diet—flushing out the refined fats and sugars of...
Frequent Aspirin Use is Linked to Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer in Women Most Likely to Develop the Disease
An aspirin a day cuts the risk of ovarian cancer in women most likely to develop the disease, according to new research.
It could protect...
Diabetes Might Be Cured Using Healthy Stool Samples, Say Researchers at UCSD
Experiments found microscopic organisms transplanted into mice stopped the progression of diabetes—and the technique could end the need for painful insulin injections for human...
Prostate Cancer Breakthrough Could Stop the Tumor Spreading After It Becomes Resistant to Current Therapy
A prostate cancer breakthrough could stop the tumor spreading after it becomes resistant to current therapy, scientists say.
Anti-hormonal treatment blocks the signal sent out...
Sunshine Could Ward Off Dementia and Strokes: First-Ever Direct Link to Vitamin D Found
Sunshine could ward off dementia and strokes after scientists have shown a direct link between vitamin D and the conditions in a world-first study.
A...
Dogs Became Perfect Human Companion Thanks to a Gene that Lowered Their Stress: New Study
Dogs became ‘man's best friend’ because of a gene that lowered their stress and made them more relaxed around people, according to new research...
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...
Giving Cash and Therapy to Men Engaged in Crime—and 10 Years Later, a Surprise Success
What if I told you that investing roughly $500 for therapy, plus providing a little cash, helped some of the most troubled young men...
After Dreaming of Luxury Hotel From Hospital Window, They Invited Her Family to Live it Up in $13K/Night Suite
A sick schoolgirl who dreamed of staying at The Shard as she looked out at it from her bed at Great Ormond Street Hospital...
Relief For Kids With Peanut Allergy: Immunotherapy Puts 74% Into Remission in Breakthrough Study
Australian researchers have discovered the key immunological changes that support the remission of peanut allergy in children, paving the way for new, more targeted...
Memory Loss Was Reversed in Mice Using a Brain Liquid From Younger Peers in ‘Groundbreaking’ Study
Memory loss has been reversed in mice by injecting them with a brain liquid from younger peers in a "groundbreaking" new treatment..
The substance, called...
Scientists Make Breakthrough, Stopping the Spread of Cancer by Repurposing Drugs Used for Other Illnesses
The treatment of cancer could be revolutionized by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat depression and heart disease, could reverse key changes...
Pioneering Scientists Find Evidence of How Exercise Counters Diabetes Damage
Exercise can counter the damage of diabetes by activating a natural system we have to grow new blood vessels when existing ones are ravaged...
Scientists Rewind the Age of Skin Cells by 30 Years – And Others Nearby Become More Youthful Too
Researchers in the UK have developed a method to 'time jump' human skin cells by 30 years, turning back the aging clock for cells...
Humans Can Fight Viruses By Breathing Deeply –Harvard Study Shows How it Works
The average person will take more than 600 million breaths over the course of their life. Every breath stretches the lungs’ tissues with each...
This is the Gene That Could Prevent Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the destruction of a specific population of neurons: the dopaminergic neurons.
The degeneration of these neurons prevents...
We Can Now Use CRISPR Gene Editing on Ticks – to Fight Lyme Disease in Humans
Reducing tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, may now be possible thanks to two new gene editing methods developed by researchers.
The methods could allow...
These Superfoods Can Provide Important Nutrients With a Single Bite
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