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Physical Exercises Improve The Cognitive Function In Both Healthy And Cognitive Impaired Adults

Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has shown that older people’s cognitive function can improve with physical exercises, primarily regarding the speed of mental processing, in both healthy adults and people with mild cognitive impairment. The researchers pointed out…

July 6, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

New ‘Smart’ Antibiotic Could Tackle The Most Common Bacterial Infection Affecting The US Hospitals

Across the United States, the majority of the hospitals are facing a massive problem with a bacterial infection. Clostridium difficile bacterium triggers the most common bacterial infection that affects the US hospitals. Luckily, a new ‘smart’ antibiotic could tackle this common issue. When the…

July 6, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson’s Disease Helps Patients Regain Motor Control

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain. Symptoms of Parkinson’s include tremors (rhythmic movement of the lips, chin, hands, and legs), stiffness and slowness, and balance issues. Deep brain stimulation is one of the…

July 5, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 1

Artificial Ovaries Developed Using 3D Printing Technology By Danish Researchers

A team of Danish researchers has succeeded in developing artificial ovaries using 3D printing technology. Thanks to this innovation, women with infertility problems could have a better chance of getting pregnant. The British newspaper The Guardian revealed that a team…

July 4, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Drinking Coffee Linked To Longevity, According To A Recent British Study

A new study suggests that drinking coffee can enhance the odds for longer life, including those who drink eight cups of coffee a day. More specifically, new research links drinking coffee to longevity after surveying 500,000 British adult coffee drinkers.…

July 3, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Spermidine, A Molecule Found In Sperm, Cells And Some Foods, Can Prolong Life In Humans

An international team of scientists has managed to demonstrate for the first time that spermidine, a naturally occurring polyamine molecule known for its life-prolonging effect in cell and animal cultures, has an anti-aging effect on humans as well. According to…

July 2, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Scientists Found How To Turn Hereditary Cancers’ Cold Tumors Into Hot Tumors To Respond To Immunotherapy

There are several types of tumors, and some are more resistant to immunotherapy than others, particularly in the treatment of hereditary cancers. Doctors have managed to reverse the trend. Cancer researchers distinguished between so-called “hot” and “cold” tumors Hot tumors…

July 2, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

The Ebola Virus Can Survive In Human Sperm For More Than 2 Years And A Half

The scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have just discovered that thanks to specific proteins, the Ebola virus would be able to survive for two years and a half in human sperm. Ebola virus, discovered in 1976 in Sudan and the…

July 2, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Alzheimer’s Disease Is More Prevalent In People With Down Syndrome Due To Chromosome 21 Extra Genes

Researchers are coming a little closer to grasping which genes are the culprit for the premature occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with Down syndrome, according to new research conducted by Francis Crick Institute and UCL scientists in London, UK,…

June 29, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

A New Medication For Postpartum Hemorrhage Could Save 70,000 Lives, Annually, In Poor Countries

A new formula for a drug to prevent postpartum hemorrhage could save thousands of lives in low- and middle-income countries, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study released today. “For years, the medical community has been looking for a…

June 28, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

A New Insulin Pill For Type 1 Diabetes Could Be A Reliable Alternative To Insulin Injections

People with diabetes are dependent on insulin, and they have to inject it daily. Luckily, a new insulin pill, which hasn’t been yet tested in humans, might change the way people with type 1 diabetes maintain their blood sugar levels…

June 26, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Serotonin Accelerates Learning Processes, A New Study On Lab Mice Revealed

An international team of scientists has discovered that serotonin is capable of accelerating learning processes in lab mice, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. The research, carried out by the Champalimaud Foundation, in Portugal, and University…

June 26, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Poor Sleep Exposes To Heart Diseases In Teenagers

According to a new study, both the amount and quality of sleep in teenagers have significant effects on cardiovascular health. The investigation revealed that only 2% of the adolescents are having a good night sleep and that a poor sleep…

June 25, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Heavy Alcohol Consumption During Adolescence Also Negatively Impacts The Future Offsprings

Heavy alcohol consumption during adolescence can adversely impact on the brain development, and new data suggests that this habit can have a direct impact on first-generation children, their social behaviors, and their evolution during their puberty. The research was released…

June 25, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Bacteriophages Are The “New But Old” Solution Against Superbugs

In the 19th century, bacteriologists found something that could destroy bacteria. In 1915, Frederick Twort, a British microbiologist, conjectured that it could be a virus and two years later, the Canadian Felix d’Herelle dubbed these organisms as bacteriophages. Then, the idea…

June 24, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Scientists Discovered That GATA3 Protein Could Be Used As A Treatment For Alcoholism

An international team of scientists has identified a type of protein that could be used for the treatment for alcoholism, according to a study published in the journal Science, and cited by ScienceDaily. The analysis links molecular transformations that occur…

June 22, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Alzheimer’s Disease Might Have A Viral Origin, And The Culprit Would Be The Herpesvirus

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative pathology, that is to say, caused by progressive destruction of brain neurons. A condition that corresponds to the most common type of dementia, Alzheimer’s accounts for between 60 and 70% of all cases of dementia,…

June 22, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Deep Learning Algorithm Developed By Baidu For Tumor Detection Is Much Faster And More Accurate

Baidu has presented a new artificial intelligence, a deep learning algorithm capable of tumor detection much better than a human. In fact, the algorithm, which is also open source so that it can be used by others, will help human…

June 21, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Anxiety And Cardiovascular Disease Risks

Stress and anxiety are, along with obesity and depression, among the new “pandemics” of the 21st century. And worst of all, those are often problems that are diagnosed late when not much can be done except following medical treatment. Luckily, …

June 21, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

More Than One Alcoholic Beverage A Day Increases The Mortality And Cancer Risks, A New Study Proves

The risk of mortality and of developing some types of cancer increases in those who drink more than one alcoholic beverage a day for the long-term, according to a new study in this regard published in the journal PLOS Medicine…

June 20, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Boost Your Memory With These 5 Simple Tricks

The older we get, the worse our memory. But, in some cases, we suffer memory impairment much earlier, as factors such as stress, fatigue, or some vitamin deficiencies directly affect our ability to concentrate and, as a result, our memory…

June 20, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Marriage Is Beneficial For Heart Health, A New Study Revealed

Marriage can prevent the development of heart disease, stroke and other associated risks of death, while singles and widowers are at greater risk, said a new study released yesterday in the Heart Journal. Living married can have a beneficial impact…

June 19, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Virtual Reality, Successfully Used To Reduce The Fear Of Needles In Children

Dr. Chad Rudnick, an associate professor at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University in the United States, has created an ingenious system to divert children from their fear of needles, anxieties, and pain by using…

June 19, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

“DNA Printer,” A Revolutionary DNA Synthesis Technique, Developed At The UC Berkeley

Scientists at the prestigious University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) have designed a new way to create DNA sequences on demand that promises to be faster, cheaper and more accurate than the regular DNA synthesis technique used so far in…

June 19, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

A Teenager In The UK Got Infected With A Rare 18th Century Virus, The Cowpox Virus

A teenager from Wales, United Kingdom, contracted the bovine smallpox virus or cowpox virus while he was feeding his family’s cows. In the UK, this is the first case of cowpox virus, which was common in the 18th century, in more…

June 18, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Gene Therapy Recovered Coordinated Hand Movements In Rats With Spinal Cord Lesions

Scientists at King’s College in London, UK, have found that rats with spinal cord lesions can regain coordinated hand movements after treatment with gene therapy. Individuals with spinal cord impairment often forfeit the capability of carrying out day-to-day tasks that…

June 15, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease By Sleeping Better, Drinking Wine, And Doing Exercises

According to the latest CDC report, Alzheimer’s disease will affect more than 14 million people by 2050, while, in the present-day, is the 6th cause of death in the US. At the moment, there is no treatment for this neurodegenerative…

June 14, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

The “Second Brain” – The Gut-Brain Link Influences Memory And Learning

A recent study carried out by the University Of Southern California showed why and how are the memory and learning processes influenced by what we eat. A healthy gut, commonly nicknamed the “second brain,” means a healthy brain, and according…

June 14, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

AI Robotic System Can Diagnose Every Neurodegenerative Disease By Analyzing Eye Movements

An AI robotic system, called OSCANN, which has been developed by a team from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the company AURA Innovative Robotics, will assist neurologists in diagnosing every neurodegenerative disease through the analysis of eye movements. This new system…

June 13, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Psychedelic Drugs Improve Neurons Connections, A New Study Revealed

Psychedelic drugs can also have mind-altering properties in the physical sense. Recent research, released yesterday in the Cell Reports, discovered that psychedelic drugs, namely DOI, DMT, and LSD, can alter brain cells in mice and flies, increasing the likelihood that…

June 13, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

HIV “Super” Receptors That Can Kill HIV-Infected Cells And Could Lead To Effective AIDS Treatment

Despite the existence of treatments for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a permanent cure for this life-threatening disease has not yet been found. Science Immunology reported that a team of scientists at Monash University in Australia and the Pasteur Institute in…

June 12, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Brain Metastases Treatment, A STAT3 Gene Inhibitor, Discovered By Spanish Researchers

Metastasis is one of the main challenges, if not the main one, in the treatment of cancer. In fact, metastases are responsible for about 90% of all cancer deaths, and, among these, brain metastases are noteworthy. Doctors estimate that between 10% and 40%…

June 12, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Nova Scotia Ticks Are Tested For Lyme Disease In New Brunswick – 41% Of The Tested Ticks Are Carriers

Nova Scotia residents turn to a lab in New Brunswick to find out if they have been bitten by ticks carrying Lyme disease. Provincial health authorities in Nova Scotia favor a different strategy. A Halifax resident, Margo Beveridge, reports being…

June 11, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0