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New Regiments for Flu Treatment: Developing a Universal Vaccine 23 Jul 2013 | 02:10 am
The flu is universal, it exists nearly everywhere in the world, occurring every year, without fail, and killing half a million people per year. Caused by the Influenza virus, the flu is difficult to t...
Are cancers a cellular “safe mode”? Why do these diseases exist? 18 Jul 2013 | 03:13 pm
Cancers are an ancient disease, so ancient in fact, that many of the genes associated with human cancers are also found in the humble sea sponge, the most basic of all animals. Such a distant relation...
Exercise Changes the Way Your Fat Cells Work 10 Jul 2013 | 08:33 am
There is little debate about the fact that exercise helps you lose weight, burn calories, and use energy. While these benefits are obvious, exercise can also help prevent depression, increase cardiova...
How Do Cancer Cells Survive Metastasis? 3 Jul 2013 | 12:57 am
Cancer is a complicated disease, a case of one’s own body going rogue, growing and eating without end, taking a serious toll on the rest of the body. While most of our medicine is tailored to preventi...
Osteoporosis Drug Takes Down Breast Cancer Cells 27 Jun 2013 | 10:30 pm
There is a very well-known link between osteoporosis and low estrogen levels. Women who are post-menopausal and are producing less of the hormone are at risk of developing the disorder. Fortunately, m...
Supreme Court DNA Patent Ruling 24 Jun 2013 | 10:23 pm
Can a company own you? The Supreme Court faces difficult decisions concerning gene patenting. Significant questions arise around ownership of genetic DNA. Patents filed by Myriad Genetics turn heads b...
How a New Gene Becomes an Essential One 20 Jun 2013 | 12:22 am
It should come as no surprise that not all of our 20,000-25,000 genes have essential functions for survival, after all: large segments of the population have broken genes (such as people with blonde h...
External Organs – A Step Closer to Artificial Livers 13 Jun 2013 | 11:38 pm
The liver is an important organ: it is classified as one of the 5 vital organs, and, alongside the brain is the only organ for which no long-term artificial replacement is possible (although dialysis ...
New Artificial Heart Integrates Parts Taken from Cow 12 Jun 2013 | 05:21 am
In a new step forward in artificial heart technology, French medical company Carmat has developed a new artificial heart that is part bovine and part machine (depicted right). The idea behind this des...
Immunotherapy Cancer Results Cause Pharma Stocks to Rise 7 Jun 2013 | 08:04 pm
Patients with advanced melanoma find success with experimental drugs developed to stimulate the immune response. Top pharmaceutical companies including Merck & Co., Bristol-Myers Squibb Inc., and The ...
