Anti aging drug test tragedy
A family run pharmaceutical firm, Amro Biotech has been the centre of a police investigation after an employee and daughter of the founder died after testing an unlicensed anti ageing drug developed by the firm.
Yolanda Cox suffered an allergic reaction to the drug known as just B71, it has been developed by the company to [...]
Sleep is good for you
Sleep has for a long time been known to help with repairs to the body, but what about the mind. There is a well known saying “I’ll sleep on it” this implies that if you have a decision to make by leaving until the next day you would have had time mull it over.
Recent research [...]
Lung cancer test could save lives
Researchers in the UK have developed a simple blood test that could save the lives of thousands of people; test is believed to be the first to be able to detect lung cancer.
The test is able to detect the presence of certain proteins in the blood, which are only produced when lung cancer cells are [...]
Humans are optimistic
If an outsider looked at the human race, they would notice that for thousands of years history has been repeating itself. This is because right from the early days of mankind there have been struggles with war, disease, famine and even economic failures.
Yet mankind survives and a study from the university of Kansas and Gallup [...]
Coffee could be good for you
Once again, something that we take for granted is back on the good for you list, coffee was once labelled as being bad for us and yet now according to recent research it turns out that coffee can have some beneficial effects, so what now.
The research has found that a cup of coffee can help [...]
Brain scans to catch terrorists
Sometimes technology edges towards the scary and a brain scanner that can detect terrorists would appear to be either one of the most brilliant or maybe one of the most scariest forms of technology around.
But nevertheless the EU are testing this new way of catching terrorists that is being developed through the Human Monitoring and [...]
Beer can be life extending
At last the news that drinkers have been waiting for, drinking beer can add around two and half year onto the end of your life, but those fancy wine drinkers have got it made for a mere half a glass of wine a day will add five year to your life.
This comes from Dutch research [...]
Chewing gum helps with maths
Chewing gum in school is an absolute no, no as it can get the student into big trouble, but if a recent study is correct then students could be missing out on a valuable educational aid.
Research carried out under laboratory conditions have shown that chewing gum can help in reducing stress, improving alertness and relieving [...]
Young people screened for Alzheimer’s
According to recent research, it has been found that people who carry faulty gene could be scanned for the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Find the disease early is essential for the treatment and the postponing of the effects, making life better for sufferers.
Brain scans can highlight any changes in the activity of the brain decades [...]
Modified tobacco can treat HIV
Researchers working for the University of Louisville’s Owensboro Cancer Research Program are reporting that they have been testing a gel that has been produced from a plant that is close to the tobacco family as a viable treatment for HIV.
It has been found that the plant nicotiana benthamiana contains a protein known as griffifthsin, this [...]
GM embryos will change the future
The world’s first genetically modified human embryo has been created by a research team at Cornell University in New York, but there are warnings that this could be research gone too far.
Such research has been frowned upon in most countries; in the UK, the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) have said that this work [...]
The secret of grey hair
For a long while the appearance of grey hair has heralded the onset of old age, this is despite some people going grey in their thirties. This means that people have for decades been using dyes and other treatments to make their hair look like it used to.
The cause of grey hair has always been [...]
Breakthrough in stem cell research
A new way of creating stem cells could mean that some of the world’s most devastating disease could soon be studied in great depth with a view to eventually finding a safe and effective treatment.
According to Dr. Andras Nagy, Senior Investigator at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Investigator at the McEwen [...]
Protein can help Alzheimer’s
Catching the devastating condition of Alzheimer’s is essential if the patient is going to be able to be treated, but even then, the chances are that the condition will still take its toll on the patient.
However, researchers from the University of California at San Diego have been studying the effects of injecting natural growth factor [...]
Green tea not so good with cancer drug
Currently there is a lot of marketing going on promoting the health benefits of green tea and there is no doubt, there are some clear benefits from drinking this beverage. However, according to researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) this may not always be the case.
The problem lies with the treatment for multiple [...]
Heavy smoking helps put weight on
Virtually everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, but as with many other things, this warning is not being taken up by everyone who smokes. However new research shows that smoking as a teenager may have other side affects that may not be very welcome.
A study from Finland has found that teenagers who smoke [...]
First test for spinal injury treatment with stem cells
For the first time scientists will be getting the chance to research the benefits of what embryonic stem cells for the treatment of injuries to the spinal cord.
This is a long awaited programmed of research which is successful will change the lives of thousands of people around the world, but first they need to get [...]
Drinking coffee causes hallucinations
Sometimes there are some interesting pieces of research that pop up and this particular one is one of those that tick all of the boxes.
A research student at Durham University questioned two hundred students about their experiences with caffeine. This research threw up some interesting findings, where those students who consumed more caffeine reported seeing [...]
Birth defects can be undone by stem cells
There has been a lot of work done in the field of stem cell research, this has been met by equally good and bad thoughts on whether this is a good idea or not.
The problem is that although some people are set against this being used as a treatment, the benefits are often outweighing the [...]
Smoking makes girls’ fat
Smoking for girls is a lot worse for them, than it is for boys according to research by the Department of Public Health in Helsinki, smoking is not only a danger to health, but it can make girls put weight on, giving them something else to worry about for the future.
It does not take that [...]