According to an ancient Chinese legend, in 2737 BCE, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung was sitting beneath a tree while a servant boiled water. Some leaves from that tree fell into the emperor’s drink, and he decided to see how the drink tasted. Thus tea was born.
The human body does not always run like a perfect machine. In fact, nearly two thirds of the mutations that lead to cancer are caused by the body’s arbitrary DNA copying mistakes.
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Researchers at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, have discovered a way to reverse Type 2 diabetes by combining a series of lifestyle and insulin therapies with the use of oral medications.
For anyone who doesn’t feel like hitting the gym or working out the traditional way, whole-body vibration (WBV) may be an effective alternative.
The use of antibiotics has marked a new era in science and medicine with its contribution to the treatment of infectious disease. But contrary to the belief that antibiotics are a recent discovery, research has shown traces of tetracycline in human skeletal remains dating back to between 350 and 550 CE.
Professor Shaochen Chen at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and his team of nanoengineers have successfully created a functioning network of blood vessels through 3D bioprinting.
Ru Chih Huang, the McElroy Honorary Research Professor at the Homewood Campus, discussed her lab work’s focus on cancer and viral research in an interview with The News-Letter.
It may seem ironic that painkillers, the very drugs that should end or at least lessen suffering, are commonly known to cause uncomfortable side effects such as nausea, dizziness, headaches, constipation and drowsiness.
Coffee and chocolate are two widely beloved, delicious delicacies. Often thought to be unhealthy, these two flavor powerhouses may in fact have benefits to attention, motivation and energy. Researchers at Clarkson University and the University of Georgia recently completed a year long study about the effects of caffeine and cocoa on attention and motivation to perform cognitive work.
To everyday consumers, the Fitbit has become more than just a fitness tracker: It doubles as both an activity log and a fashion accessory. However, through the efforts of researchers who created a scientific version of the Fitbit, the watch is now being used to track sleep patterns outside of our own species.
Neurologists at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, recently developed a wearable, wireless arm patch that may help to relieve episodic migraine pain.
Researchers at Stanford University have recently used computerized synapses to recreate brain networks.
Growing up, children have been told a countless number of times to eat their fruits and vegetables. For years, five portions of fruits and vegetables a day has been recommended for people, with one portion weighing in at about 80 grams — the equivalent of one small apple, banana, pear, large mandarin or three heaping teaspoons of cooked spinach, cauliflower, peas or broccoli.
Options for treatment of chronic pain remain limited to drugs that may be marginally effective or potentially addictive. Sufferers also deal with side effects of their medications along with the prospect of increased drug tolerance.
Scientists at the Imperial College London recently discovered that, by repurposing a drug typically used for weight loss, they could reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 80 percent.
Air pollution has been a critical global issue for decades. Harmful emissions contribute to environmentally damaging natural phenomena like acid rain, changes in the pH level of oceans, rises in sea levels and more.
The common stereotype for dolphins is that they are a species of highly intelligent creatures. Dolphins are often portrayed in a heroic fashion in popular culture, saving humans in situations that require strength and stamina to overcome.
Using a revolutionary genome editing tool titled CRISPR-Cas9 in mice, scientists at the Institute for Basic Science’s Center for Genome Engineering have developed a less invasive treatment for preventing blindness.
