Groundbreaking Method “Starves” Highly-Lethal Cancer Tumors of Energy, Eradicating Them

Cancer Cell Biology Illustration

According to the researchers, the results provide an encouraging foundation for developing effective glioblastoma treatments. New breakthrough in treating glioblastoma, a currently incurable type of cancer. Ground-breaking research at Tel Aviv University successfully eradicated glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. The researchers achieved the result by developing a strategy based on their finding of … Read more

Biotech firm wants to create human embryos from stem cells and raise them in a ‘mechanical womb’

The Israel-based firm, Renewal Bio, has a mission to 'make humanity younger and healthier' with the use of stem cell technology that could potentially be used to treat infertility, genetic disorders or extend life in other ways.  ABOVE: A human fetus with internal organs

A biotech firm wants to create human embryos from stem cells for the purpose of harvesting tissues to use in transplants after demonstrating success with mouse embryos that were kept alive in a mechanical womb for days until they developed beating hearts and flowing blood. The Israel-based firm, Renewal Bio, has a mission to ‘make … Read more

Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals

Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals

Chickens roaming and clucking inside one of the many henhouses at a poultry facility in Nuevo, Calif., in November 2017. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) After proliferating globally, a historic wave of avian flu has entered Southern California, where it is worrying farmers and bird lovers and could add to complications with supply chains and food … Read more

A new drug seeks ‘true revenge’ on COVID by turning the virus against itself

A new drug seeks 'true revenge' on COVID by turning the virus against itself

A neurologist at a prestigious US research institute has developed an experimental COVID treatment he calls “true revenge” that weaponizes the virus against itself. The treatment, dubbed NMT5, was created by Scripps Research Institute’s Neurodegeneration New Medicines Center founding director Dr. Stuart Lipton and a team of scientists. It’s a derivative of memantine, an Alzheimer’s … Read more

New Discovery Means Parkinson’s Could Be Diagnosed With a Swab in Just 3 Minutes: ScienceAlert

New Discovery Means Parkinson's Could Be Diagnosed With a Swab in Just 3 Minutes: ScienceAlert

When it comes to developing treatments and eventual cures for diseases, being able to diagnose a condition early and accurately makes a huge difference – and scientists have now developed a quick, reliable method of identifying people with Parkinson’s disease. The test can be run in as little as 3 minutes after a skin swab … Read more

Impotence drugs that may kill off cancer cells could boost survival rates

The UK has one of the highest rates of oesophageal cancer in the world, with 9,300 new cases every year

Drugs routinely used to treat erectile dysfunction could boost survival rates in people with certain cancers by making their treatment more effective. Researchers at Southampton University have found that drugs called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, which include Viagra, can potentially improve how well patients with esophageal cancer respond to chemotherapy. The hope is it … Read more

Up to one in 7,000 American teens suffered heart inflammation after their Covid vaccine

The above graph shows the risk of suffering myocarditis by doses, based on people under 40 years old and up to seven days after getting their jab.  Risk was highest after the second dose

Thousands of American teenagers may have suffered heart inflammation after getting a Covid jab, a study suggests. Researchers found up to one in 7,000 boys aged 12 to 15 years old developed myocarditis after receiving the Pfizer vaccine. The condition — which is mild for most but can cause a recurrent heart palpitation in rare … Read more