Article courtesy of BBC Self-medicating gorillas may hold clues to future drug discovery, according to scientists. Researchers in Gabon studied tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas - and used also by local human healers - identifying four with medicinal effects. Laboratory studies revealed the plants were[...]
Original article from SciTech Researchers at MD Anderson have identified a molecule that diminishes age-related inflammation and enhances brain and muscle function in preclinical models. Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown that therapeutically restoring ‘youthful’ levels of a specific[...]
Article courtesy of the New York Times The human brain, more than any other attribute, sets our species apart. Over the past 7 million years or so, it has grown in size and complexity, enabling us to use language, make plans for the future and coordinate[...]
A scientist looks at hypometabolic and hypoperfusion patterns at the single-subject level from a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG), in Geneva, Switzerland, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse [...]
Article seen originally in Chemistry World In labs at Imperial College London, UK, researchers are studying how tiny groups of neurons and other cells only just visible to the naked eye respond to antidepressants. Parastoo Hashemi’s team hopes that these ‘mini-brain’ organoids will finally help[...]
Article originally appeared in the Boston Globe I’m a neurologist whose mother is taking one of these medications, and even I am struggling with this question. It drips in, and my mom settles back. I feel the weight of the hours ahead of us, one for[...]
Original article published in Nation of Change Expanding Earth’s protected areas by just 1.2 percent could halt the extinction of most threatened species, according to a groundbreaking new study. A recent analysis by a coalition of conservationists and researchers suggests that expanding the world’s protected land areas by[...]
Original article published in NIH National Library of Medicine (Structured Abstract) INTRODUCTION For much of modern human history, we were only one of several different groups of hominins that existed. Studies of ancient and modern DNA have shown that admixture occurred multiple times among different hominin[...]
Original article from CNN Editor’s note: CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon and best-selling author on brain health. “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient” premieres on “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” on CNN on Sunday, May 19, at 8 p.m. ET/PT and[...]
Article courtesy of Ann Gibbons for Science Here’s another blow to the popular image of Neanderthals as brutish meat eaters: A new study of bacteria collected from Neanderthal teeth shows that our close cousins ate so many roots, nuts, or other starchy foods that they[...]
Article courtesy of Vital Choice Our ancient ancestors emerged from the sea. Human fetuses still have “gill-slit” structures, remnants of our watery origins. The fact that we are small, mobile, thinking seas has long intrigued writers and researchers. As pioneering marine biologist Rachel Carson put it,[...]
Article courtesy of Visual Capitalist Radiation Emissions of Popular Smartphones Smartphones have become an integral part of our everyday lives. From work and school to daily tasks, these handheld devices have brought everything into the palm of our hands. Most people spend 5-6 hours on their[...]
Article originally appeared in Nature. Transplanting human cells into animal brains brings insights into development and disease along with new ethical questions. In a darkened room in a laboratory in London, a group of students and researchers watch a clump of human brain cells settle into[...]
Original article from STAT News Half of the cancer drugs granted expedited approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2013 and 2017 failed to show clinical benefits for patients in confirmatory trials more than 5 years later, according to a study by Liu[...]
Original article appeared in the NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Nature has been good to us. Nature gave us aspirin and morphine, and other medicines derived from plants. The use of plants as medicines has a long history in the treatment of disease,[...]
Original article from Gallup ~~ For the first time in Gallup’s two-decade trend, less than half of Americans are complimentary about the quality of U.S. healthcare, with 48% rating it “excellent” or “good.” The slight majority now rate healthcare quality as subpar,[...]
On April 14 2003, scientists announced the end to one of the most remarkable achievements in history: the first (nearly) complete sequencing of a human genome. It was the culmination of a decade-plus endeavor that involved thousands of scientists across the globe. Many people hoped[...]
Original article from UCSF. To watch video, go to youtube. It is clear the next year will be a pivotal one for UCSF’s place in the growth and application of artificial intelligence in health care. Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, spent a significant portion of his[...]
Original article from the New York Times Katharine Moser chose to find out her genetic destiny in 2005. We revisit her story on her 40th birthday. More than 15 years ago, Katharine Moser became part of the vanguard of genetic testing. While in her early 20s,[...]
Article from The Guardian The word ‘epigenetics’ is everywhere these days, from academic journals and popular science articles to ads touting miracle cures. But what is epigenetics, and why is it so important? Epigenetics is one of the hottest fields in the life sciences. It’s a[...]
From the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute, March 31, 2022 According to researchers, having a complete, gap-free sequence of the roughly 3 billion bases (or “letters”) in our DNA is critical for understanding the full spectrum of human genomic variation and for understanding the genetic[...]
Article courtesy of Science Work challenges popular idea that breeds have specific, reliable behaviorsWhen Kathleen Morrill was 12, she decided she needed a puppy. Not just any puppy—a pint-size papillon with a black button nose and bushy, perky ears. When her parents resisted, “I turned on[...]
Article courtesy of American Specialty Health What’s a Telomere and What’s It Got to Do With Aging? Telomeres are special strands of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that form caps at the ends of chromosomes that live in every cell in the body. They help protect chromosomes from[...]
Article courtesy of Newsweek Scientists have found that two identical twins raised in different countries have a huge IQ difference. A report published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, assessed the differences between one twin raised in the United States and the other in South[...]
Original article from The Guardian. Move would also lower emissions by reducing razing of trees and methane emissions from livestock, scientists say.Replacing 20% of the world’s beef consumption with microbial protein, such as Quorn, could halve the destruction of the planet’s forests over the next three[...]