It was revealed by a recent study that a new class of drugs, called senolytics dramatically slows down the aging process in mice and scientists believe that the results could very well be applicable to humans. The research was conducted by scientists from the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida and the Mayo Clinic in […]
Overvaluation of Children can Make Them Narcissistic Adults, New Stud Reveals
A new study done by researchers at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and the Ohio State University in Columbus, United States, has revealed that overvaluation of children can make them become narcissistic adults. The results of the study were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The purpose of the […]
Link between Family Histories of Prostate Cancer and Women’s Risks of Breast Cancer Discovered
A new study, based on 78,171 women who had been examined in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study between 1993 and 1998, and whose evolution was traced until 2009, revealed that women who come from families with a medical history of prostate cancer or breast cancer have increased rates of breast cancer. While the fact […]
Sunitinib, a Drug that Slows the Progression of Thyroid Tumors, Has Passed Phase-Two Clinical Trial
Sunitinib is a drug that inhibits multiple proteins in cancer cells, thus limiting their growth and division. It has been already used in treating advanced renal cell cancer and two other forms of malignancy. In the new phase-2 trial conducted by the Med Start Washington Hospital Center (Washington, D.C.), the treatment proved to be efficient […]
Testosterone-boosting Drugs Are Harmful If Overused – the United States FDA Warns
Testosterone drugs are increasingly popular, promising to treat symptoms like low sexual drive, mild depressive symptoms or decreased energy in aging men. Several companies, among which the most famous are AbbVie and Eli Lilly & Co., advertise these products as the solution to a wide variety of problems that are too common in older men […]
Sedatives before Surgery May Not Always Be a Good Idea, Recent Study Shows
It is a widespread practice to give patients sedatives before a surgical intervention, because of their anti-anxiety effects. The most commonly prescribed drugs in these cases are benzodiazepines like lorazepam, diazepam or midazolam. Nevertheless, these drugs have side-effects like insomnia, weariness, dizziness or cognitive impairment. The improvement they bring might be smaller than the discomfort […]
Half of the Human HIV Virus Came from Gorillas
An international team of scientists discovered that half of the human HIV virus came from gorillas. Two out of the four groups known to man of the human HIV virus that causes AIDS originated in the gorilla populations in western Africa. HIV-1 is the main type of human immunodeficiency virus and it made up of […]
Parasite Found in Florida Snails Posing Health Risk
Researchers at the University of Florida have confirmed the existence of a deadly parasite in three species of snails that have colonized South Florida. The parasite found in Florida snails is the rat lungworm and it can make people as well as animals and birds very sick. Angiostrongylus cantonensis, or the rat lungworm, was found […]
Britain Approved Technique that Creates Three-Parent Babies
Britain has just become the first country to allow the creation of three-parent babies. The human embryos would be created from the DNA of three parents and the purpose of the technique is to help parents avoid passing genetically degenerative diseases to their children. The controversial in-vitro fertilization (IVF) was approved by the members of […]
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