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Living near green areas reduces the risk of suffering a stroke by 16%
The risk of suffering an ischaemic stroke is 16% less in people who have green spaces less than 300 metres from their homes.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 17, 2022


Scientists discover how to 3D print testicular cells
In a pair of world firsts, scientists have 3D printed human testicular cells and identified promising signs of sperm-producing capabilities.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 17, 2022


Viral mimicry can trick the body to treat breast cancer
Viral mimicry, tricks the body into thinking that it has a viral infection, stimulating immune responses that can help the body fight cancer
Joseph Shavit
Mar 17, 2022


Mom designs solar-powered cribs that save babies with jaundice
Virtue Oboro’s Crib A’ glow invention aims to save infants with jaundice, a condition that affects millions of infants.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 16, 2022


The colder you are -- the longer you live, study finds
Researchers have found that body temperature exerts a greater effect on lifespan than metabolic rate.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 15, 2022


Ketogenic diet significantly improves patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who adopted a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet saw significant improvements in their MS.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 12, 2022


Sharing memories sets children on path to better well-being
Toddlers whose mothers received special coaching in talking about memories grew into teenagers who experience better wellbeing.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 12, 2022


Fatty acid found in energy drinks can protect against heart attack injuries
Heart attacks mean energy deprivation. Could a fatty acid found in energy drinks, then, help recovery?
Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022


Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19
Scientists debut technology that could turn off SARS-CoV-2 genes, diagnose parasitic infection, and sequence genes faster
Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022


Ants can “sniff out” cancer!
Cancer detection is a major public health challenge, and the methods currently available to achieve it are often expensive and invasive.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022


An obesity treatment for women only?
Researchers identified a potential way to battle the health effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022


Research shows you can lose weight by literally sweating out your fat
Researchers showed that increasing sebum production via the immune system could be a strategy for treating obesity in people.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022


What happens in your brain when you daydream?
Science suggests that mind-wandering freely to more pleasant and playful thoughts may improve our mood and foster creativity.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022


Tick saliva drug could ease chronic pain and itching in people
A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022


How does the brain make memories?
In a Cedars-Sinai study, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human experience.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022


The sound of vision: Sound can stimulate blind retina to see again
Activating neurons by ultrasound is a step towards a non-invasive retinal prosthesis that works without invasive eye surgeries.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022


Physical activity may protect your brain as you age
New research from UGA shows every extra step counts when it comes to protecting the brain from the harmful effects of aging.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022


Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging
Salk researchers treated mice with anti-aging regimen beginning in middle age and found no increase in cancer or other health problems later
Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022


Anti-cancer drug provides immediate hope for children with brain cancer
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022


Implantable ‘Drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer
Rice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022
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