- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 14th, 2013
Football-Shaped Particles Impersonate Immune Cells, Help Shrink Tumors
Experiments on mice show these artificial particles can help destroy cancer cells
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 14th, 2013
People Should Keep Eating Chocolate, Other Treats While Dieting
Specialists say that diets centered around food elimination are very likely to fail
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 13th, 2013
Compound in Red Wine, Grapes Could Help Treat Melanoma
Resveratrol appears to make some tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 13th, 2013
People Could One Day Get the Benefits of Exercising from a Protein Jab
Protein produced while exercising promotes brain health, could be turned into a drug
- By Sebastian Pop
- October 12th, 2013
Hi-Tech Brain Implant Can Stop Parkinson's Disease
Not cure it, sadly, but at least it can prevent it from getting worse
- By Raluca Anghel
- October 11th, 2013
Erin Brockovich to Get Essure Birth Control Method Banned over Adverse Reactions
The FDA has registered 800 complaints about Essure
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 10th, 2013
Peanut Butter Could Be Used to Diagnose Alzheimer's, Other Forms of Dementia
Odd test for Alzheimer's boils down to asking people to smell peanut butter
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 10th, 2013
Frozen Fruits and Veggies Are Sometimes Healthier than Fresh Ones
Because they are chilled shortly after harvest, frozen foods retain their nutrients
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 9th, 2013
Blood Vessel Cells Injections Could Help Damaged Organs Regenerate
Such injections might one day eliminate the need for transplants, researchers argue
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 8th, 2013
Poop Pill Could Soon Be Used to Treat Recurrent Gut Infection
The pill has already been used to treat 31 patients, cured all but one
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 8th, 2013
Salmonella Outbreak in the US Linked to Chicken Products Made at California Plants
Hundreds of people in 18 states have thus far been infected
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 8th, 2013
FDA-Approved Bionic Eye Will Soon Be Commercially Available in the US
The device promises to help retinitis pigmentosa patients enjoy a better quality of life
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 7th, 2013
Scientists Turn Stem Cells Into Drug Delivery Vehicles
The engineered human stem cells helped reduce swelling in lab mice
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 5th, 2013
Two Cases of Potentially Deadly Canine Circovirus Reported in Michigan
The virus previously struck pets in California and Ohio
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 5th, 2013
Researchers Study Chicken Nuggets, Find They Are “Mostly Fat”
Traces of bones, nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue were also pinned down
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 4th, 2013
Too Much Sleep Makes People Sick, Study Finds
People who sleep too much are also vulnerable to heart disease, diabetes and obesity
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 4th, 2013
Instagram Can Help People Lose Weight, Researchers Say
Constantly taking and looking at picture of food curbs appetite, evidence suggests