Imagine someone remotely controlling your brain, forcing your body’s central processing organ to send messages to your muscles that you didn’t authorize. It’s an incredibly scary thought, but scientists have managed to accomplish this science fiction nightmare for real, albeit on a much small scale, and they were even able to prompt their test subject...
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Study: Contact in sports may lead to differences in the brains of young, healthy athletes
IMAGE: PEOPLE WHO PLAY CONTACT SPORTS SHOW CHANGES TO THEIR BRAIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, WITH SPORTS THAT HAVE GREATER RISK OF BODY CONTACT SHOWING GREATER EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN, ACCORDING TO… view more TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2017–People who play contact sports show changes to their brain structure and function, with sports that have greater risk of body...
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When Will We Have a Cure for All Forms of Cancer?
Will We Ever Cure Cancer? Cancer is, without a doubt, one of the most dreaded diagnoses a person can receive in their lifetime. While there are many forms of cancer and their respective prognosis depend on a multitude of factors — such as the patient, the cancer’s stage, and available treatments — for the millions of...
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This Fluid-Filled Bag Lets Lambs Develop Outside the Womb. Humans Are Next
IN BRIEF Physicians at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia worked with 105-day-old lambs in order to test a synthetic device that imitates a woman’s uterus, hoping to limit mortality and disease in premature children that are born before 37 weeks. SYNTHETIC WOMBS Creating an artificial womb would be a feat of monumental proportions, as premature...
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Artificial intelligence is coming to medicine — don’t be afraid
utomation could replace one-third of U.S. jobs within 15 years. Oxford and Yale experts recently predicted that artificial intelligence could outperform humans in a variety of tasks by 2045, ranging from writing novels to performing surgery and driving vehicles. A little human rage would be a natural response to such unsettling news. Artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing us to...
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Are stem cells the link between bacteria and cancer?
Gastric carcinoma is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths, primarily because most patients present at an advanced stage of the disease. The main cause of this cancer is the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which chronically infects around half of all humans. However, unlike tumour viruses, bacteria do not deposit transforming genes in their...
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THE FDA USES SCANTY EVIDENCE TO APPROVE UPDATES TO DEFIBRILLATORS AND HIP REPLACEMENTS, STUDY FINDS
The study looked at recently approved major changes to critical devices such as blood-sugar monitors, stents, and defibrillators meant to restart the heart. In May of 2015, the Food and Drug Administration approved a software update for a blood-sugar-monitoring system for children with diabetes, made by a California-based company called Dexcom. The system has a sensor that goes...
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Questions remain about the benefits and harms of cannabis
Despite dramatic changes in the legal landscape and usage rates of cannabis, evidence is still lacking regarding its potential health and therapeutic effects. Recently, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released its third comprehensive review of the literature surrounding cannabis and made recommendations for future research. The authors of an Ideas and Opinions...
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Dallas doctor finds the root of balding and graying hair and is working on treatment FILED UNDERSCIENCE AND MEDICINE AT AUG 10
When the mice went gray and bald, the doctor knew he was onto something. For more than 10 years, Dr. Lu Le had studied cells and genes, hoping to understand the roots of cancer and further the search for a cure. Instead, in his lab at UT Southwestern Medical Center, he discovered something unexpected —...
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Using only alternative medicine for cancer linked to lower survival rate
Patients who choose to receive alternative therapy as treatment for curable cancers instead of conventional cancer treatment have a higher risk of death, according to researchers from the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center at Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center. The findings were reported online by the Journal of the...