Global Cancer Rates Increasing
Overall cancer incidence is increasing worldwide, and these figures are greatly influenced by the bleak breast cancer statistics. This was stated by the experts from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Switzerland,...
Forget the Dentist’s Drill
Going to the dentist will soon turn into a pleasant trifle because British scientists have invented the technique of a self-healing tooth which does not require the use of a drill. The whole procedure...
Tiny Robot to Deliver Medication to the Intestinal Tract
Prompt delivery of medicines to the affected area of the body is the key to effective and rapid recovery. Scientists conducted their first experiments on mice using miniature robotic devices moving through the digestive...
Surgeons Remove 24 Inch Blood Clot from a Man’s Body
The doctors from the clinic at the University of California at Los Angeles have got an unusual patient. Todd Dunlap had a blood clot that had grown substantially over almost the entire length of...
Viruses to Battle Late-Stage Cancer?
American scientists have made another breakthrough in the development of methods for combating late-stage cancer with the help of immunotherapy methods.
The new method of oncolytic viral therapy is to deliver a kind of molecular...
Excess Weight Doesn’t Affect Heart Health
There is a belief that excess weight leads to heart disease. However, recent research has shown that in fact there is no direct relationship between obesity and heart condition. Slim people are more likely...
Hugging Beneficial to Health
There is a direct link between hugging and health improvement.
The survey, which involved more than 1,000 men and women, showed that they both give particular importance to hugging - but for a different reason....
Nanoparticle-Based Injection Restores Vision
Genetic diseases of the organs of vision, such as retinal dystrophy, as well as age-related degeneration of vision, are extremely difficult to treat and are the main cause of complete blindness.
Studies conducted by an...
Cancer Is Caused by Genes, Not Lifestyle
American scientists have discovered that following a healthy lifestyle will not protect you from the majority of cancer cases. They have found that malignant tumors are the result of genetic mutations, rather than obesity,...
Only Responsible Employees Suffer from Depression
The Kyoto School of Public Health (Japan) argues that depression develops due to long dramatic experiences and excessive stress of the brain. Most often these problems occur in the people, who have an extremely...