By Tina Reed Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Scientists are sounding new alarms about man-made organisms whose constituent molecules are mirror images of what’s found in nature and could pose unprecedented risks to humans, animals and the environment.Why it matters: While the ability to create “mirror life” is probably at least a decade away, researchers already have synthesized...
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Scientists develop potential new drug treatment for multiple sclerosis
by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain CAMH-led pre-clinical studies using a small molecule drug have shown promise as a potential new treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). The results have been published in the journal Science Advances. Expanding on Dr. Fang Liu’s earlier work that identified a novel drug target for the...
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Scientists say bad breath can be CURED by eating these three things
By MANSUR SHAHEEN DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Scientists say they have found a cure for bad breath — and it’s in most people’s kitchens. A meta-analysis of existing studies found probiotic bacteria in fermented foods like yoghurt, sourdough bread and miso soup can clear the plaque responsible for bad breath from the teeth and tongue....
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Scientists find new ways to prevent skin scarring
by Oxford University Press A new study in Burns & Trauma, published by Oxford University Press, reveals promising new strategies to prevent skin scarring after injuries. While scars are common when wounds heal, hypertrophic scarring is a skin condition characterized by deposits of excessive amounts of collagen. This results in a thick and often raised...