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Study Discovers ‘Hero’ Protein That Helps Repair DNA and Prevent Cancer Like a ‘Guardian of the Genome’
DNA replication and repair happens thousands of times a day in the human body and most of the time, people don’t notice when things...
Fourth Patient Seemingly Cured of HIV Through Wild Coincidence
The media continues the one-handed count of patients that seem to be cured of HIV as a man who has lived with the disease...
Men Free of Prostate Cancer Had Guts Fortified By Microbes Found in Yogurt
Because of its active cultures and probiotics, yogurt is one of those foods that can facilitate a healthy gut microbiome for most people. Now...
Cannabis-Fed Chickens May Cut Antibiotic Use on Thailand Farms
The government of Thailand just removed cannabis from its list of narcotic substances, which they hope will benefit the tourism and pharmaceutical industries.
Chickens could...
Light Therapy is Harnessed to Target and Kill Cancer Cells in This World First
An innovative light-activated therapy could help detect and treat an aggressive brain cancer type, a new study shows.The ‘photoimmunotherapy’ combines a special fluorescent dye...
FDA Approves First Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib as a treatment for severe alopecia areata, a...
Rectal Cancer Trials Deliver ‘Unheard Of’ Result: Remission in Every Patient
Sascha Roth remembers the phone call came on a hectic Friday evening.
She was racing around her home in Washington, D.C., to pack for New...
Magnets Made by Soil Bacteria Offer Hope for Breast and Prostate Cancer
In a "bugs as drugs" approach, medical researchers in England are using living bacterial magnets to guide viruses engineered to attack cancer tumors.
This process,...
Handheld Device Painlessly Identifies Skin Cancer Without Biopsy Scars
Skin biopsies are no fun: doctors carve away small lumps of tissue for laboratory testing, leaving patients with painful wounds that can take weeks...
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...
New Treatment Helps Alopecia Patients Regrow Their Hair
A new Yale study shows that one in three patients with a severe skin disease were able to regrow hair after being treated with...
Aggressive Breast Cancer Could Be Tamed By Ingredient Found in Cardamom Spice, Say Scientists
The spice cardamon could hold the key to tackling aggressive types of breast cancer, according to new research.
A natural compound called cardamonin found in...
Scientists Develop Invisibility Cloak for Cancer Drugs
An 'invisibility cloak' for cancer drugs has been developed by scientists.
It hides 'good bacteria' from the immune system, enabling them to reach tumors undetected.
The...
New Cancer Therapy Completely Destroys Advanced Ovarian and Colorectal Tumors in 6 Days
A new cancer therapy has completely destroyed advanced ovarian and bowel tumors in just six days.
Clinical trials are expected to begin in the next...
Changing Your Diet Could Add Up to 13 Years to Your Life, Study Says
Small changes in our diets could reduce mortality from heart disease and cancer such that it adds 10-13 years to our lives.
Large dietary studies...
These Superfoods Can Provide Important Nutrients With a Single Bite
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
What daily habits have you tried out in the...
Scientists Obtain First High-res 3D Image of Muscle Protein: Nebulin is No Longer Nebulous
Scientists have obtained the first high-resolution 3D image of nebulin, a giant actin-binding protein that is an essential component of skeletal muscle.
This discovery shines...
Calorie Restriction is Key Factor in Enhancing Human Health, Say Yale Researchers
Decades of research has shown that limits on calorie intake by flies, worms, and mice can enhance life span in laboratory conditions. But whether...
Higher Olive Oil Intake Associated With Much Lower Risk of Death From Various Diseases
Replacing margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and dairy fat with olive oil was associated with lower mortality risk from diseases, according to a large new study.
Consuming...
Researchers Find the Key to Fixing Human Allergies to Dogs
There have been many research efforts describing the progression of dog allergies, but very few studies to try to cure people of them.
Now, researchers...