Health
Striking method to decode the words people have in their mind developed at UC Berkeley
Scientists at University of California Berkeley have demonstrated a striking method to reconstruct words, based on the brain waves of patients thinking of those...
US controversy over Gilead’s plans to market Truvada as a HIV prevention pill
A large debate has sparked among public health advocates in US after the pharmaceutical company Gilead has applied to the FDA to market its...
Skin cells converted into brain components at Stanford University
Researchers studying mice at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California have converted skin cells directly into cells which develop into the main...
Erivedge for basal cell carcinoma was approved by FDA
On January 30, Erivedge (vismodegib) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult patients with basal cell carcinoma, the most...
Some bacteria can evade vaccine by wearing a new disguise
A research team found that some bacteria can evade efforts to vaccinate against them by wearing a new disguise. The study, published in Nature Genetics,...
Measuring blood pressure in both arms should be routine
A new study review says that measuring blood pressure in both arms should be routine because the difference between left and right arm could...
Ultrasounds can stop the production of sperm
Researchers investigating a new form of contraception found that a dose of ultrasound to the testicles can stop the production of sperm. A study on...
Men are almost always the first to say “I love you”, scientists say
American scientists have discovered that it is the man, not the woman, who is most likely to be the first to say “I love...
Negative social interactions are linked to cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure
According to experts, relationships may be as vital to good health as a balanced diet and plenty of rest. Scientists at UCLA's school of medicine...
Men can recognize from a woman’s voice when she is having her period
A new research suggests men can actually tell from a woman's voice when she is having her period. In a study, published in the journal...
Autism can be detected from as early as six months age
An international team of researchers says it may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought. The team’ study findings,...
Jamie Oliver forced McDonald’s to remove ammonium hydroxide from its burger
McDonald's have altered its burger’s ingredients after chef Jamie Oliver forced them to remove a processed food type that he labelled “pink slime”. Chef Jamie...
Morgellons disease: no infectious cause was found
There is no scientific evidence that Morgellons disease is an infectious illness, a study published this week in the journal PLoS One has shown. The...
Jean-Claude Mas, PIP breast implant owner, has been arrested in southern France
French Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) founder Jean-Claude Mas has been arrested at his home in Six-Fours-les-Plages, southern France, according to police. In 2010, France banned...
Potential way to prevent death from metastatic melanoma: Photoacoustics identifies cancer cells when they spread into the blood stream
A team of researchers from University of Missouri Columbia has developed a method to detect melanoma cells when they start to spread into the...
Cold smoked salmon product destroyed after Listeria had been detected
Mill Stream Corp. of Hancock, Maine, has destroyed its cold smoked salmon products after Listeria monocytogenes had been found in the manufacturing facility and...
Fried food may not be bad for your heart, if is cooked with olive oil
Experts say that eating fried food may not be bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make...
Pakistan: Over 36 deaths caused by contaminated heart drugs
Over 36 people have died in the past four weeks from taking oral drugs in Punjab province, Pakistan. The medicines were provided for free to...
Interacting within a group can lower your intelligence, especially if you are a woman
Researchers say that interacting within a group, such as taking part in jury deliberations or mingling at a cocktail party, can lower your intelligence,...
Prostate cancer and obesity: a high risk association
Recent studies emphasized the negative influence exerted by obesity on the risk to develop prostate cancer, the diagnostic and the recovery after surgical treatment. A...
Stem cell retinal implants are safe, says Advanced Stem Cell Technology
Researchers say that early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method...
S spot: ankle has the most satisfying spot to scratch
Ankle has the most satisfying spot to scratch, according to researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina. In a study, published...
Combined therapy can help rare brain tumor patients to live more than a decade
Chemotherapy added to radiation therapy almost doubled the median survival time in patients with a rare form of brain tumor (oligodendroglioma) that carries a...
Non-invasive DNA screening test for early detection of colorectal cancer
Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences, Inc. have worked together to develop a non-invasive stool DNA screening test that can detect with high accuracy early-stage...
Falling asleep first after sex shows the couple is truly in love
Falling asleep straight after sex shows that you and your partner are truly in love, a new study has shown. Research by evolutionary psychologists at...
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