Jake Remaly May 27, 2022 A wearable patch that delivers electrical stimulation to the perineum may postpone premature ejaculation, according to research presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Urological Association. The disposable device appears to work by helping men contract the muscles in the pelvic floor, allowing them to postpone climax. Among 34 men with...
Month: <span>May 2022</span>
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Multiple sclerosis: Are there new treatments on the horizon?
Although multiple sclerosis (MS) affects millions of people worldwide, severely impacting their lives, to this day it remains unclear exactly what causes it, and there is currently no cure. What is the latest research on MS investigating, and what do the experts say about future research avenues? Where is the newest MS research headed to?...
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This device may nudge your brain into deep sleep
By Peter Kendall May 28, 2022 at 7:32 a.m. EDT As he gets ready for sleep each night, Don Tucker slips on an electrode cap and checks a little computer on his bedside table. Many workers at the private lab, run by the professor emeritus at the University of Oregon, follow the same routine. The...
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Gene-editing experiment turns fluffy hamsters into ‘aggressive’ mutant rage monsters
Jeff Parsons Friday 27 May 2022 10:12 am Syrian hamsters were chosen for the experiment because they have a social organisation similar to humans (Credits: Getty) A team of scientists in the US have accidentally created overly-aggressive mutant hamsters following a gene-editing experiment. Using the controversial CRISPR technology, researchers at Northwestern University were examining a hormone...
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Cataract-clearing drug shows promise as treatment without surgery
Scientists are trying to find treatments and cures for cataracts without resorting to surgery. Joel Carillet/Getty Images Surgery is currently the only solution for cataracts, which are the cloudy areas that form in the lens of the eye and lead to blindness if left untreated. A new study investigated the use of a chemical compound...
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All About Monkeypox
What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus. It’s characterized by a fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a widespread rash. The rash causes many lesions on the face and extremities. Most cases of monkeypox occur in central and western Africa. Monkeypox in the United States is rare, though there have been...
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Monkeypox Symptoms Usually Show Up in This Order
JUDY GRIESEDIECK/Star Tribune via Getty Images Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, body aches, and fatigue. The disease is similar to the smallpox virus but much less deadly. The disease can result in a rash that leads to red bumps on the skin. A rare condition called monkeypox has been confirmed in the United States and...
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Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways
By Helen Branswell May 25, 2022 Reprints ALEX HOGAN/STAT For nearly two years, as the Covid pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious diseases were in retreat. Now, as the world rapidly dismantles the measures put in place to slow spread of Covid, the viral and bacterial nuisances that were on hiatus are returning —...
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Not just ‘Gluten-sensitive’: What people with celiac disease want you to know
by Dennis Thompson Hayden Bishop can’t help but feel terribly self-conscious when she goes out to eat with friends and family. Bishop has celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disorder in which even the least exposure to gluten creates an antibody response that damages the small intestine, resulting in debilitating symptoms. Unfortunately, the gluten-free diet fad has led...
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Scientists identify new—and very common—subtype of prostate cancer
by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image Gallery A previously unknown subtype of hormone-resistant prostate cancer accounts for about 30% of all cases, according to a new study from a team of scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Weill Cornell Medicine, published May 27, 2022, in the...