A new study will investigate results suggesting African rats could test saliva samples far faster than human technicians, allowing early treatment of tuberculosis
Animals with neophobia die younger, suggesting that a lifetime of fearful stress can take an accumulated toll on health
Hibernating bears have a unique ability to stop their bones from degenerating during long periods of inactivity, a finding that is stimulating the search for new treatments for osteoporosis
Just half a litre of blood and a few hours could be all it takes to create a personalised body repair kit, if controversial claims prove true. TriStem, the small London-based company, says it can revert white blood cells into a stem-cell like state. This would make them capable of regenerating many body tissues and treating illnesses from heart disease to Parkinson’s. The company has now published some evidence, but many experts remain very sceptical
Just half a teaspoon of cinnamon a day significantly reduces blood sugar levels in diabetics, a new study has found. The effect, which can be produced even by soaking a cinnamon stick your tea, could also benefit millions of non-diabetics who have blood sugar problem but are unaware of it
Daniel Schacter and Scott Slotnick, at Harvard University, have revealed characteristic activity in the brain that predicts whether a memory is accurate or false. The difference occurs at the time of recall, suggesting that a test for false memory might one day be possible
Cyberkinetics is about to ask federal regulators for permission to start testing a device that would enable paralyzed people to control computers directly with their brains or possibly help them move their limbs. Initially, the device, implanted into the brains of paralyzed people, will help them control a cursor on a screen or play video games. Researchers believe the technology could one day enable paralyzed people to type, control lights and heating controls, manoeuvre wheelchairs, or even manipulate robotic arms
Modern-day medicinal use of leeches is limited to the treatment of blood clotting problems after surgery. Dr Gustav Dobos, from Kliniken Essen-Mitte, and colleagues maintain that leech saliva contains anti-inflammatory substances and other chemicals, which could relieve symptoms of arthritis
US scientists have deliberately genetically engineered an extremely deadly form of mousepox. The new virus kills 100% of mice, even if they have been vaccinated and are treated with antiviral drugs
Thirteen activists were arrested as Greenpeace took action to prevent the distribution of Inghams poultry feed, revealing that Inghams is the largest single user of genetically modified crops in Australia
The lives of Roman Catholics in some of the countries worst hit by HIV/AIDS are being put at even greater risk by advice from their churches that the use of condoms does not prevent transmission of the disease
A report from Stanford University suggests that genetically-modified vaginal bacteria may be able to serve as a ‘living condom‘, secreting proteins that protect women against HIV
The Dutch are the first to permit cannabis to be legally dispensed to those with a doctor’s prescription, and other countries — including Britain, parts of the US, Australia and Canada, where plans for a similar system are at an advanced stage — will be watching the Dutch experience closely
American doctor Geoffrey Chernoff has told a Queensland medical conference that small skin biopsies are taken from patients and stored until the patient uses it for reconstructive or cosmetic procedures
A black woman in Britain has won the right to be given an artificial foot which matches her skin colour, after first being told to make do with a white one
Replacing the contents of the eye’s lens with a soft polymer gel could allow millions of people to throw away their reading glasses
Waste product from a Coca-Cola plant in India which the company provides as fertiliser for local farmers contains toxic chemicals. Dangerous levels of the known carcinogen cadmium have been found in the sludge produced from the plant in the southern state of Kerala. Coca-Cola denies the reports and say they will continue to supply the sludge to farmers
Medical researchers have warned that wearing a tie could be bad for your eyes. A report in the British Journal of Ophthalmology has shown that a tight necktie raises blood pressure in the eye, increasing the chances of developing glaucoma
Stress is one of the top causes of heart attacks — and working with stupid people on a daily basis is one of the deadliest forms of stress. Despite the dodgy source and unverifiable contacts, I have to wonder if this article would be proven true if authentic research was performed
Neville Kan, a London dentist, drilled away almost half of a healthy tooth to punish a patient who owed him money
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