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Groundbreaking Discovery: PHD Student Found a Method to Stop Cancer Cells from Spreading

Caitlin Miron, a PHD student from Queen’s University n Ontario, Canada has made a significant discovery. The chemistry student managed to find a chemical component which can make cancer cells switch off and thus not spread any further. Miron’s study…

November 26, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Visual Abilities Are Not Related To A Higher IQ, Study Says

American researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered that individuals’ visual abilities vary more than previously thought, and there is no link to a higher intelligence rate. In other words, visual intelligence has nothing to do with being intelligent or having…

November 24, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Chronic Pain Can Be Treated By Remodeling Brain Circuits, Study Says

Researchers have found ways in which brain circuits can be remodeled to treat chronic pain. Understanding how the brain works is essential in developing these new treatments. Scientists want to eliminate dangerous analgesics, such as opioids, by creating an entirely…

November 24, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Amish Community Carries Anti-Diabetic Gene That Makes Them Live Longer

A gene that appeared in the Amish religious group seems to make community members live ten years longer and be less susceptible to diabetes. The gene is called SERPINE1, which is known to generate an aging protein called PAI-1. However,…

November 19, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Gene Therapy Scientists Have Started Editing Genes Inside a Human Patient

The procedure of gene editing was done for the first time this Monday, on a patient that suffers of the Hunter syndrome. Until now there hasn’t been any procedure that involves gene editing inside a human body. Hopefully this intervention…

November 17, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Wounds Caused During the Day Heal Faster than Those Caused at Night

Researchers have shown in a new study that wounds caused during the night heal in a longer period of time than those caused during the day. This difference was discovered after specialists at the Medical Research Council in Cambridge monitored…

November 16, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

A Piece of Stone Only 3.6 Inches Long Could Rewrite the Ancient History of Greece

When it was discovered, it looked like a piece of stone just 3.6 centimeters long covered by a layer of sediment. The stone was discovered in the tomb of a Bronze Age fighter in Greece. Science Alert notes that although…

November 12, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

A Mysterious Geothermal Blanket under Antarctica Warms the Ice Cap

Scientists have brought new evidence of a heat source found in the western Antarctic hull. It is believed that this “blanket”, resulting from volcanic activity, was formed 50-110 million years ago, well ahead of the ice cap, and played a…

November 12, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

A Scholar Breaks the Hopes of Many: The Existence of “Life After Death” is Impossible

A researcher claims that people should reconcile with the thought that there is no life after death. Sean Carroll, a cosmologist and physics professor at the California Institute of Technology, said that “the assertions that there are certain forms of…

November 11, 2017 · by Diana Vizireanu · 0

Study: Prevent Child and Adult Obesity if We Serve Water With Lunch

Drinking water when serving lunch at school could prevent over half a million young Americans to become overweight or obese. A study was conducted between 2009 and 2013 in 1,200 elementary and middle schools in New York City. They placed…

November 9, 2017 · by Diana Vizireanu · 0

New Study Shows That Proteins Can Conduct Electricity

Proteins have been considered as inert organic matter. But recently, the specialists detected a certain protein with a special property, conducting electricity. If this discovery could be used, a new diagnostic tool for diseases capable of identifying single protein molecules…

November 2, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Mathematics Proves Why It’s Impossible to Stop Aging

A group of researchers has come to the conclusion that mathematically it is impossible to stop aging. It’s something we have to deal with as multicellular organisms. Researchers at the University of Arizona (AU) have said in a new study…

November 2, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The First Universal Flu Vaccine Trial Promises To Give Better Protection

Scientists have come up with the first flu vaccine that is supposed to protect people that are over 65 against flu. Until now, most vaccines were only effective in 30%-40% of over 65s. Older people have a weaker immune system…

October 5, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Scientists Discovered Which Genes Determine the Butterflies’ Colors

If you have ever been fascinated by the colors and patterns of the butterfly wings and you wished to understand them better, we have some good news for you. Scientists used a gene-editing tool that allowed them to discover two…

September 21, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

An Egyptian archaeological treasure was discovered in the Valley of the Kings

At the Draa el-Naga necropolises near the Egyptian Kings’ Valley, a remarkable Egyptian tomb was discovered. The tomb consists of a small room and another room eight feet below the ground where four mummies were discovered, informs The Guardian. According…

September 12, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0