medicine Archive
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![Quantum technologies to treat it; quantum physics to create it? An ambitious agreement: Tokyo, December 13th, 2016 The agreement is signed, five organisations join forces. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Puzzling-cancer-115x115.png "The Quantum in Cancer")
The Quantum in Cancer
Posted on January 12, 2018 | No CommentsQuantum technologies to treat it; quantum physics to create it? An ambitious agreement: Tokyo, December 13th, 2016 The agreement is signed, five organisations join forces. […] -
![A recent study, published on Nature Neuroscience, lays groundwork for potential development of first neurobiologically-based therapy for patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This research […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/brain-115x115.jpg "Electrical stimulation of the cerebellum may one day relieve the symptoms of autism")
Electrical stimulation of the cerebellum may one day relieve the symptoms of autism
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsA recent study, published on Nature Neuroscience, lays groundwork for potential development of first neurobiologically-based therapy for patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This research […] -
![Tuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image003-115x115.jpg "CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?")
CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsTuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […] -
![People live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/berne-amish-115x115.jpg "Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community")
Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community
Posted on December 14, 2017 | No CommentsPeople live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […] -
![Recent developments in gene editing technologies have caused the dialogue surrounding the prospect of ‘designer babies’ to reach a new pitch. Research recently published in […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/human-embryo-editing-640x0-115x115.jpg "Blood disease edited out of human embryos")
Blood disease edited out of human embryos
Posted on October 9, 2017 | No CommentsRecent developments in gene editing technologies have caused the dialogue surrounding the prospect of ‘designer babies’ to reach a new pitch. Research recently published in […] -
![It brings a whole new meaning to the term ‘lifehack’: scientists can now reprogram an animal’s skin to transform it into other body parts such […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1362631849SgS-115x115.jpg "Skin cells reprogrammed to grow new organs")
Skin cells reprogrammed to grow new organs
Posted on September 11, 2017 | No CommentsIt brings a whole new meaning to the term ‘lifehack’: scientists can now reprogram an animal’s skin to transform it into other body parts such […] -
![We’ve all heard of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure which has helped countless women conceive through fertilizing egg cells outside their body. Last year a paper published […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fert-115x115.jpg "Embryos made from skin cells? Surely not…")
Embryos made from skin cells? Surely not…
Posted on January 21, 2017 | No CommentsWe’ve all heard of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure which has helped countless women conceive through fertilizing egg cells outside their body. Last year a paper published […] -
![Antibiotics have been the most successful treatment for a whole array of infectious diseases and are vital in almost all areas of modern medicine. However, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/E._coli_Bacteria_16578744517-115x115.jpg "Are antibiotics going out of fashion?")
Are antibiotics going out of fashion?
Posted on January 8, 2017 | No CommentsAntibiotics have been the most successful treatment for a whole array of infectious diseases and are vital in almost all areas of modern medicine. However, […] -
![A paper released by Mitteroecker et al. in October 2016 revealed an interesting new theory about the effects of the rising use of cesarean sections […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Defense.gov_photo_essay_110120-A-1566H-007-115x115.jpg "Is our use of cesarean sections changing the human species?")
Is our use of cesarean sections changing the human species?
Posted on December 19, 2016 | No CommentsA paper released by Mitteroecker et al. in October 2016 revealed an interesting new theory about the effects of the rising use of cesarean sections […] -
![In the UK alone about 3.6 million people currently suffer from diabetes. Broadly speaking, diabetes is a disease whose defining trait is chronic hyperglycemia, or elevated […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/diabetes-1326964_1280-115x115.png "Promising cell-based diabetes treatment could obviate insulin injections")
Promising cell-based diabetes treatment could obviate insulin injections
Posted on December 17, 2016 | No CommentsIn the UK alone about 3.6 million people currently suffer from diabetes. Broadly speaking, diabetes is a disease whose defining trait is chronic hyperglycemia, or elevated […] -
![Scientists in Germany have identified a new way to treat cancer using a ‘Trojan horse’ method. Initial experimentation in a small number of patients has […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PRinc_rm_photo_of_pancreatic_cancer_cell-115x115.jpg "Success in the development of a universal cancer vaccine")
Success in the development of a universal cancer vaccine
Posted on June 13, 2016 | No CommentsScientists in Germany have identified a new way to treat cancer using a ‘Trojan horse’ method. Initial experimentation in a small number of patients has […] -
![In recent times, an increasing amount of focus has been placed on understanding the aetiology of many mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/iStock_5809739_403px-115x115.jpg "Can yeast infections be linked to Mental Illness?")
Can yeast infections be linked to Mental Illness?
Posted on May 18, 2016 | No CommentsIn recent times, an increasing amount of focus has been placed on understanding the aetiology of many mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. […] -
![Acetaminophen is the most common drug ingredient in the United States. It is found in over 600 different medicines according to the Consumer Healthcare Products […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/diet-pills-115x115.jpg "Painkiller kills kindness")
Painkiller kills kindness
Posted on May 16, 2016 | No CommentsAcetaminophen is the most common drug ingredient in the United States. It is found in over 600 different medicines according to the Consumer Healthcare Products […] -
![Administering a flu vaccine in the morning could provide better protection than giving the same jab in the afternoon. The new research from the University […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/8392555596_d7b05b3508_m-115x115.jpg "Flu shots given a morning boost")
Flu shots given a morning boost
Posted on May 2, 2016 | No CommentsAdministering a flu vaccine in the morning could provide better protection than giving the same jab in the afternoon. The new research from the University […]
