Why do diseases make us ill?
“And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.” Jeremiah 21:6 Why do diseases make us ill? Why do some diseases kill us outright? As with...
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Why Should We Study Stem Cells? (PART II)
Well, the more they are studied the more they tell us about how our body functions in normal and diseased states, showing amazing potential in a therapeutic sense. In the US, 2009 and 2010 saw the...
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Credit card diagnoses HIV & Syphilis
Written by Iain Stewart An article published in Nature Medicine, 4th August 2011, has shown scientists from Columbia University, New York, have created a new tool for efficient and reliable diagnosis...
View ArticleCholesterol treatment used in treatment of hepatitis C?
By Kathryn Higgins A molecule that is known to take up cholesterol into a cell has recently been identified to allow entry of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) into liver cells. This may lead the way for new...
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Turmeric could help ward off Parkinson’s disease
By Holly Rogers Curcumin, found in turmeric, has been shown to prevent protein clumping in the brain. This clumping has been recognised as an early stage of Parkinson’s disease. Scientists at Michigan...
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Coffee consumption associated with lower risk of death in older adults
By Maria Panagiotidi Older adults who drank coffee — caffeinated or decaffeinated — had a lower risk of death overall than others who did not drink coffee, according a study by researchers from the...
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Scientists discover bees that can reverse brain aging
By Maria Panagiotidi Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered that older honey bees can reverse brain aging when they take on nest responsibilities typically handled by much younger bees....
View ArticleScience that fell under the radar..
With 2016 constantly keeping us on our toes it was easy for many scientific discoveries to not receive the publicity they deserve. So in sight of this, I thought i’d share my favourites of the...
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