medicine Archive
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The Quantum in Cancer
Posted on January 12, 2018 | No CommentsQuantum technologies to treat it; quantum physics to create it? An ambitious agreement: Tokyo, December 13th, 2016 The agreement is signed, five organisations join forces. […] -
Electrical stimulation of the cerebellum may one day relieve the symptoms of autism
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsA recent study, published on Nature Neuroscience, lays groundwork for potential development of first neurobiologically-based therapy for patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This research […] -
CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsTuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […] -
Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community
Posted on December 14, 2017 | No CommentsPeople live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […] -
Blood disease edited out of human embryos
Posted on October 9, 2017 | No CommentsRecent developments in gene editing technologies have caused the dialogue surrounding the prospect of ‘designer babies’ to reach a new pitch. Research recently published in […] -
Skin cells reprogrammed to grow new organs
Posted on September 11, 2017 | No CommentsIt brings a whole new meaning to the term ‘lifehack’: scientists can now reprogram an animal’s skin to transform it into other body parts such […] -
Embryos made from skin cells? Surely not…
Posted on January 21, 2017 | No CommentsWe’ve all heard of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure which has helped countless women conceive through fertilizing egg cells outside their body. Last year a paper published […] -
Are antibiotics going out of fashion?
Posted on January 8, 2017 | No CommentsAntibiotics have been the most successful treatment for a whole array of infectious diseases and are vital in almost all areas of modern medicine. However, […] -
Is our use of cesarean sections changing the human species?
Posted on December 19, 2016 | No CommentsA paper released by Mitteroecker et al. in October 2016 revealed an interesting new theory about the effects of the rising use of cesarean sections […] -
Promising cell-based diabetes treatment could obviate insulin injections
Posted on December 17, 2016 | No CommentsIn the UK alone about 3.6 million people currently suffer from diabetes. Broadly speaking, diabetes is a disease whose defining trait is chronic hyperglycemia, or elevated […] -
Success in the development of a universal cancer vaccine
Posted on June 13, 2016 | No CommentsScientists in Germany have identified a new way to treat cancer using a ‘Trojan horse’ method. Initial experimentation in a small number of patients has […] -
Can yeast infections be linked to Mental Illness?
Posted on May 18, 2016 | No CommentsIn recent times, an increasing amount of focus has been placed on understanding the aetiology of many mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. […] -
Painkiller kills kindness
Posted on May 16, 2016 | No CommentsAcetaminophen is the most common drug ingredient in the United States. It is found in over 600 different medicines according to the Consumer Healthcare Products […] -
Flu shots given a morning boost
Posted on May 2, 2016 | No CommentsAdministering a flu vaccine in the morning could provide better protection than giving the same jab in the afternoon. The new research from the University […]