This Bandage Glows Green When You're Infected. Your Doctor Does Not Give a Crap About Your Fitness Tracker Data. Doctors use virtual reality imaging to treat blocked coronary artery. Snake venom helps hydrogels stop the bleeding. Editor’s note: Links to images for download appear at the end of this release.
David Ruth 713-348-6327david@rice.edu Mike Williams 713-348-6728mikewilliams@rice.edu HOUSTON – (Oct. 26, 2015) – A nanofiber hydrogel infused with snake venom may be the best material to stop bleeding quickly, according to Rice University scientists. Standing Desks Are Mostly Bullshit. Vitamins and Herbal Supplements Are Sending 23,000 Americans to the Hospital a Year. Why We Haven't Cured Cancer. A Disturbing Number of Americans Are in Pain. Botched Robotic Surgeries Have Been Linked to 144 Patient Deaths. Wsides comments on Children who received general anesthesia for surgery before age 4 had diminished language comprehension, lower IQ and decreased gray matter density in posterior regions of their brain, according to a new study. LoveOfProfit comments on Alzheimer's breakthrough: Scientists may have found potential cause of the disease in the behaviour of immune cells.
Why ResearchKit Is the Most Exciting Thing Apple Announced Yesterday. Cockroaches, Alligators & Other Weird Sources of New Drugs. Novel non-stick material joins portfolio of slippery surface technologies. Harvard researchers have demonstrated a powerful, long-lasting repellent surface technology that can be used with medical materials to prevent infections caused by biofilms.
(Image courtesy of Joanna Aizenberg.) Cambridge/Boston, Mass. – February 10, 2015 – More than 80 percent of microbial infections in the human body are caused by a build-up of bacteria, according to the National Institutes of Health. Promising compound rapidly eliminates malaria parasite. An international research collaborative has determined that a promising anti-malarial compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite but leave healthy cells unharmed.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists led the study, which appears in the current online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The compound, (+)-SJ733, was developed from a molecule identified in a previous St. Jude-led study that helped to jumpstart worldwide anti-malarial drug development efforts. The Rise of a Vaccine Resistant strain of Polio. Health. Skin-Penetrating Ionic Liquids Synergize With Antibiotics For Efficient Microbial Killing. Humanity Is Now Officially Ready For Suspended Animation. ‘Mississippi Baby’ Now Has Detectable HIV, Researchers Find. The child known as the “Mississippi baby”—an infant seemingly cured of HIV that was reported as a case study of a prolonged remission of HIV infection in The New England Journal of Medicine last fall—now has detectable levels of HIV after more than two years of not taking antiretroviral therapy without evidence of virus, according to the pediatric HIV specialist and researchers involved in the case.
“Certainly, this is a disappointing turn of events for this young child, the medical staff involved in the child’s care, and the HIV/AIDS research community,” said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. “Scientifically, this development reminds us that we still have much more to learn about the intricacies of HIV infection and where the virus hides in the body. The NIH remains committed to moving forward with research on a cure for HIV infection.” The baby continued on antiretroviral treatment until 18 months of age, when the child was lost to follow up and no longer received treatment. Here Is the Deal With the Bionic Pancreas. Outpatient Glycemic Control with a Bionic Pancreas in Type 1 Diabetes. Measles. Broad-Spectrum Anti-biofilm Peptide That Targets a Cellular Stress Response.
Abstract Bacteria form multicellular communities known as biofilms that cause two thirds of all infections and demonstrate a 10 to 1000 fold increase in adaptive resistance to conventional antibiotics.
Currently, there are no approved drugs that specifically target bacterial biofilms. Here we identified a potent anti-biofilm peptide 1018 that worked by blocking (p)ppGpp, an important signal in biofilm development. At concentrations that did not affect planktonic growth, peptide treatment completely prevented biofilm formation and led to the eradication of mature biofilms in representative strains of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial pathogens including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella Typhimurium and Burkholderia cenocepacia.
Low levels of the peptide led to biofilm dispersal, while higher doses triggered biofilm cell death. Author Summary Figures Introduction. The Milk-Industrial Complex. Are Artificial Sweeteners Harmful? Researchers demonstrate amazing new hepatitis C treatment. A new treatment cured hepatitis C infection in more than 90 percent of patients with liver cirrhosis, according to researchers from the UT Medicine San Antonio, the Texas Liver Institute and their colleagues.
Historically, hepatitis C cure rates in patients with liver cirrhosis have been lower than 50 percent. Interferon previously was the only agent to demonstrate influence against hepatitis C, but patients frequently relapsed and the treatment led to numerous side effects. Hep reports that during hepatitis C virus treatment in which pegylated interferon is needed, the drug is administered by weekly injections, at a much greater quantity than what the body generates naturally, resulting in numerous side effects. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the side effects associated with interferon therapy include fatigue, flu-like symptoms, mild anxiety, depression and gastrointestinal symptoms.
This Woman Invented a Way to Run 30 Lab Tests on Only One Drop of Blood - Wired Science. Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos 10 years ago.
Angry Scientist Finds Uneducated Internet Comment And Delivers Badass Response. Aging Successfully Reversed in Mice; Human Trials to Begin Next : Futurology. Here's how city life is actually affecting your health. My apologies in advance for this somewhat long-winded, meandering, and less-than-polished response.
In short, my point is that while spatial awareness is good for research, empty categories like rural and urban seem too deterministic and simplistic, given the ways that we arrive at the division. How exactly do you define rural and urban? And the researchers? NYU undergrad invents gel to instantly stop mass bleeding. New York University junior Joe Landolina, 20, has invented a gel that instantly stops mass internal and external bleeding.
Available for veterinary practices this summer, Landolina first pitched the concept in 2011 as the sole freshman in a NYU business competition against MBA and PhD candidates. He won. This is a “ghost organ.” It has been decelluralized, leaving only connective tissue. The organ can then be reseeded with a patient’s own cells to regenerate it so it can be transplanted without fear of tissue rejection. This is experimental. : pics. A Cybernetic Implant That Repairs Brain Damage. How a car mechanic's invention could save thousands of women's lives. It Looks Like Something You Should Never See. Meet A Medical Advancement That Is Hard To Forget. Alzheimer's breakthrough hailed as 'turning point'
Media playback is unsupported on your device The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as the "turning point" in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
More work is needed to develop a drug that could be taken by patients. But scientists say a resulting medicine could treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and other diseases. In tests on mice, the Medical Research Council showed all brain cell death from prion disease could be prevented. Accelerator on a chip: Technology could spawn new generations of smaller, less expensive devices for science, medicine. In an advance that could dramatically shrink particle accelerators for science and medicine, researchers used a laser to accelerate electrons at a rate 10 times higher than conventional technology in a nanostructured glass chip smaller than a grain of rice. The achievement was reported today in Nature by a team including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University. Eight Toxic Foods: A Little Chemical Education.
Update: You'll notice in this post that I refer to some sites that the original BuzzFeed article I'm complaining out sends people to, often pointing out that these didn't actually support the wilder claims it's making. Well, the folks at BuzzFeed have dealt with this by taking down the links (!) The article now says: "Some studies linked in the original version of this article were concerning unrelated issues.
They have been replaced with information directly from the book Rich Food, Poor Food". Interactive: Snake Oil Supplements? The scientific evidence for health supplements. See the data: bit.ly/snakeoilsupps. See the static versionSee the old flash version Check the evidence for so-called Superfoods visualized. Human Experimentation: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. Is Your Illness Viral or Bacterial? A New Rapid Blood Test Can Tell. A blood test developed by researchers at Duke University can predict with tremendous accuracy whether someone with, say, pneumonia has a viral or bacterial infection, even if it's a previously unknown strain. The test, described today in the journal Science Translational Medicine, could someday help stop the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to patients who have viral infections.
Although the study's authors say the timing of their report is coincidental, on Monday the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told reporters that something must be done to curtail the inappropriate use of antibiotics. The practice has led to emerging bacterial strains that are resistant to all known drugs. Drug-resistant bacteria: 'We're facing a catastrophe' The End of Antibiotics? In recent years, the public health community has sounded increasingly louder alarms about the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, or superbugs. Why does cannibalism cause disease? : askscience. Transparent skull implant is the next step in body mods (and medicine)
Six stubborn myths about cancer. Milestone study probes cancer origin. 14 August 2013Last updated at 13:01 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News New images show cancer close-up, as David Shukman reports. First Ever iPS-Cell Trial a Go. The Japanese government will allow a study of stem cell therapy using patients’ own cells, reprogrammed to be stem cells, to treat vision loss. WIKIMEDIA, SHELOVESGHOSTSResearchers in Japan will conduct a small clinical trial of a stem-cell treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which causes blindness in older people, after receiving the Japanese government’s permission last week to commence the study, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). 'Star Trek' tricorder becomes the real McCoy.
The small handheld medical reader used by Dr. Microparticles Deliver Oxygen. Researchers have developed fast-dissolving particles that may one day prevent organ damage or death by instantly infusing oxygen into the blood. 3-D Ultrasound Reveals Baby in Color: Photos. A Cure for Ebola, Rabies, & Other Virus Villains? HIV Remission for 14 Patients. The virus was largely stomped out in adults who started treatment soon after infection. Fourteen adults are nearly rid of HIV following aggressive treatment soon after contracting the virus, according to a paper published in PLOS Pathogens earlier this week (March 14). Donor livers kept alive outside the body for 24 hours - health - 15 March 2013.
New Glasses Help Colorblind To See Normally. Gene therapy cures diabetic dogs - health - 12 February 2013. Alya Red: A Computational heart. The bizarre psychological syndrome that affects only medical students. Facebook. James Watson Says Antioxidants May Actually Be Causing Cancer. Spray-on Skin Offers Fast Healing for Burns. Charting causes of death in America between 1970 and 2006. Why HIV is More Evil Than We Could Have Imagined. Mysterious Mars News. Preventing Unintended Pregnancies by Providing No-Cost Contraception. - Abstract - Europe PubMed Central. Seeing Things? Hearing Things? Many of Us Do. The same genes that cause cancer in humans paint spots on fruit fly butts. Home. Cuba Announces Release of the World's First Lung Cancer Vaccine.
The LifeStraw makes dirty water clean. The most badass thing you'll see today: a bald eagle with 3D-printed beak. Bad news, everyone: smoking too much pot as a teen could permanently lower your IQ. Folic Acid - Foodskey. Boy Who Received Stem-Cell Trachea Implant Doing Well After Two Years. Scientists use light to control monkey brains. Europe Takes The Lead Toward Approval Of First Gene Therapy Drug. Biomimicry: unintended consequences. Extending People’s Lives – One Artificial Heart At A Time.
Scientist Invents World's First Perfectly Healthy Pizza. At long last, MRSA seems to be on the decline. New Bedside Genetic Screen Yields Results In An Hour. Telomerase Gene Therapy Extends Lives Of Mice By Up To 24 Percent. Will we ever have an HIV vaccine? Scientists Make Bird Flu Transmissible Between Humans Then Tell World How To Do It. Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells in Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia. Extracellular matrix dynamics in development and regenerative medicine. Skin-Printer Looks Promising, Already Successful with Mice.