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Scientists with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) say that they have developed a new computational technique for correcting the aberrations inherent in a medical imaging technology called optical tomography.
This means that imaging may soon become a three-dimensional, real-time process, capable ... |
7 May 2012
05:24 GMT |
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Would you swallow parasitic worms in order to get rid of diseases? The question may gross some of you out, but a recent study published in the January 15 online issue of the top scientific journal Nature Medicine advocates that this could be a natural, efficient way of addressing several conditions.
Though the worm... |
16 January 2012
09:46 GMT |
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Between 30 and 50 percent of all modern-day drugs are destined to affect the way a class of molecules called G protein-coupled receptors (GPRC) works. A research group featuring researchers from around the world recently managed to create a precise model of how these receptors are organized.
The study, which also ... |
30 September 2011
08:46 GMT |
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Investigations conducted by experts at the Concordia university have revealed that people who are constantly bitter are at a higher risk of becoming ill. Failing at things that are important to a person has been linked to a similar effects.The research team analyzed the connections between all these three aspects of ... |
10 August 2011
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Biologists believe that the accelerating pace of evolution humans are currently undergoing is taking its toll on our bodies, primarily through promoting the appearance of conditions such as autism and autoimmune disorders. Instances of people suffering from these once-rare conditions have gone through the roof over t... |
29 March 2011
08:15 GMT |
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Each year, the flu and cold epidemics strike in the general population without warning, but always around the same time. The pathogens spread like wildfire, and yet researchers still don't know precisely how this happens. A new research has recently taken a closer look at the issue. The situation is especially w... |
14 December 2010
06:46 GMT |
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In a new scientific paper, a team of experts reviews all available methods of scanning for genetic variants in hopes of using them as markers for a person's risk of developing even the most common of disease. The research could have tremendous practical applications, especially given that “common” me... |
29 October 2010
16:01 GMT |
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Bacteria and other microorganisms are known for their remarkable ability to become immune to nearly everything thrown at them, and now a new study provides us with some hints of how that's possible. Short of being cast into the Sun, in Earth's inner core, or in the deepest corners of space, bacteria can end... |
16 September 2010
05:50 GMT |
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This may come as a shock to many, but numerous infectious diseases have the ability to jump species, which is to say that they can develop for example in lizards, but then infect sparrows. The cross-species transmission (CST) of these diseases is very little understood, even though experts are well aware of the fact ... |
6 August 2010
03:48 GMT |
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When traveling in space, astronauts are known to be at a higher risk of getting sick. This happens for a wide variety of reasons, ranging from the fact that they never get enough sleep to the size of their quarters, the effects of weightlessness, and the stress associated with their high-risk jobs, and with being awa... |
17 May 2010
06:56 GMT |
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One of the main goals researchers in medicine have been striving towards over the past few years is developing extremely efficient sensors that could be implanted in the human body and used to monitor and track the development of various diseases. Having this ability would ensure that the most correct course of treat... |
29 March 2010
03:55 GMT |
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For nearly two decades, the federal government of the United States has refused to even consider the fact that the Gulf War Syndrome may be an actual disease. Veterans returning from the first fight against Saddam Hussein's forces started complaining of a host of symptoms that became apparent as they retired fro... |
11 March 2010
04:25 GMT |
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A group of experts at the Harvard University, led by chemistry professor George Whitesides, is aiming to develop a new paper lab-on-a-chip, which would act like a blood analyzer and will cost about a penny. The new scientific instrument will be no larger than the tip of a finger, and its primary function is to be use... |
26 February 2010
09:58 GMT |
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Researchers in Europe discovered a unique independent relationship between positive emotions and coronary heart disease, for the first time ever. Appearing in the latest issue of the leading cardiology publication European Heart Journal, the study shows that happiness, content and enthusiasm are among the emotions th... |
18 February 2010
08:47 GMT |
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Over the years, we, the general public, have been exposed to various types of stories, coming from different individuals, claiming to be suffering from terminal illnesses. While some of these cases are painfully true, some are not, and they originate from people who just pretend to be sick. These individuals engage i... |
18 February 2010
02:30 GMT |
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Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announced yesterday that they managed to create a special gel to promote blood vessel growth. The substance is very rich in enzymes and growth agents, and encourages new circulatory systems to form around an affected area, its creators say. The work, wh... |
22 December 2009
11:05 GMT |
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For the first time in more than ten years, scientists in the United States will finally have access to embryonic stem cells. These cells, which are the first ones to divide inside a new organism, have the ability to differentiate into any type of other cells in the body easily, and, as such, hold great promise for tr... |
3 December 2009
08:57 GMT |
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The IBM Corporation has officially entered the lab-on-a-chip market, with the development of its first microfluidic device. Their new instrument could offer a potent diagnostics tool against numerous diseases and virus types, as it makes use of capillary action to draw its conclusions. According to the company, the t... |
24 November 2009
09:21 GMT |
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As experts begin to probe the issues raised by a potential trip to Mars in more depth, they start realizing that the actual flight itself and the problems related to constructing a proper vehicle to get there and back are only minor, in comparison to other issues. One of the problems is how nearly two years of co... |
30 October 2009
08:23 GMT |
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Quickly identifying biological pathogens is a key element in triggering early alarm signals on spreading outbreaks, which have the potential to turn into a pandemic. Having been delayed for many years, such a strategy has now become increasingly necessary, following the massive and rapid spread of the swine flu virus... |
10 June 2009
10:37 GMT |
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Over the millennia, the otherwise normal turtles living in the seclusion of the Galapagos Islands evolved into the largest species of tortoise in the world, far exceeding any other competitor. Isolated on just seven islands in the entire chain, the reptiles led a somewhat peaceful existence until the mosquitoes in th... |
2 June 2009
06:19 GMT |
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Leading a healthy lifestyle should not be considered by most people to be a burden, or to be a sacrifice that they have to make by refusing to eat junk food and drink all types of soda. A healthy lifestyle is the way to go, and people gorging themselves in fast food restaurant all day long should not be considered th... |
28 May 2009
07:02 GMT |
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Despite the fact that leprosy only affected Europe after 1,000 AD, albeit with devastating consequences, archaeological pieces of evidence now seem to suggest that the disease is actually at least 4,000 years old. Remains of a victim were found in India, a discovery that could provide experts with more insight into t... |
27 May 2009
05:53 GMT |
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In a study appearing today (May 8th) in the scientific journal Demography, researchers show that people who run the risk of losing their jobs or businesses, or who have already done so, are in a much higher danger of developing a number of medical conditions as a result than the general population. Among the most com... |
8 May 2009
08:48 GMT |
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Biologists and epidemiology experts warn the general public that the presentation that infectious diseases get in Hollywood feature films, or in TV shows, is widely exaggerated, and scientifically incorrect. That is, in most movies capitalizing on people's fear of diseases, pathogens are depicted as infecting pe... |
7 May 2009
15:41 GMT |
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Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) believe that high-tech medical scanners, while perfectly fit to detect hidden diseases and tumors inside patients, could use some improvements, in terms of protecting the people that go in them from the harmful effects of too much radiation. Having already te... |
29 April 2009
10:25 GMT |
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The Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) is one of the most cruel diseases out there. It manifests in a person believing that one or more of their limbs are not their own, and, as a result, wanting to separate themselves from them. Numerous cases have been recorded over the years, where people have employed variou... |
26 March 2009
07:21 GMT |
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New research seems to indicate the fact that doctors and other health care personnel in the United Kingdom strongly oppose legalizing euthanasia in public facilities. They say that's immoral to do this, even though proponents of the measure state that, for terminally ill patients who wish it, the possibility sho... |
26 March 2009
06:40 GMT |
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Until 10,000 years ago, when humankind invented agriculture, evolution took our ancestors on an uninterrupted journey from primates to two-legged creatures. Once people started cultivating the land, and the hunter-gatherer society disappeared, the natural course of evolution was disrupted, with yet-undetermined conse... |
13 March 2009
11:49 GMT |
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The issue of medical health care in the case of terminally-ill patients has been under debate for quite some time now, but to little practical use. Doctors say that they do all they can for the patients with no survival chances, and that they try to divide their time as best as possible between these people and all t... |
10 March 2009
03:59 GMT |
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Researchers from Italy and the UK are currently engaged in actions meant to grant them the possibility of harvesting DNA samples from the body of the father of modern astronomy, Galileo Galilei. It's historically known that the great scientist suffered from intermittent eye problems over the second half of his l... |
23 January 2009
05:24 GMT |
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According to new official statistics, elderly drivers are far less likely than young ones to be involved in fatal collisions and other serious car accidents. The find comes as a surprise, as the children who were once part of the “boomer” generation are now becoming mature. And while there still are the o... |
15 January 2009
05:50 GMT |
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Stress and overwork are shaping up to become two of the most pregnant issues in modern-day Japan, as literally thousands of workers, mostly in their mid 30s, die in the country yearly. Doctors warn that people working more than 50 to 70 hours per week expose themselves to higher risks of heart attacks, strokes, poor ... |
12 January 2009
02:13 GMT |
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