Testosterone Promotes Prostate Cancer in Rat Study
A researcher who found that testosterone raised the risk of prostate tumors and exacerbated the effects of carcinogenic chemical exposure in rats is urging...
Tumors Might Grow Faster at Night
A hormone that keeps us alert also suppresses the spread of cancer, suggesting that nighttime is the right time for cancer to grow and...
Recommended Vitamin D Intake was Miscalculated, is Far Too Low Experts...
Researchers at UC San Diego and Creighton University have challenged the intake of vitamin D recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Institute...
Alzheimer’s-Related Memory Loss Reversed for First Time
Patient one had two years of progressive memory loss. She was considering quitting her job, which involved analyzing data and writing reports, she got...
Study Finds ‘Portal 2’ Better at Improving Cognitive Skills Than ‘Luminosity’
A trio of researchers at Florida State University has conducted a small study the results of which suggest that the video game Portal 2...
Scientists Discover “On-Off” Switch for Controlling Cell Aging
Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered an on-and-off “switch” in cells that may hold the key to healthy aging. This switch points to...
Vitamin D Prevents Diabetes and Clogged Arteries in Mice
In recent years vitamin D deficiency has been linked to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, two illnesses that commonly occur together and are...
Breakthrough in ‘Programmable’ Antibiotics to Target, Attack Drug-Resistant Microbes
The multitude of microbes scientists have found populating the human body have good, bad and mostly mysterious implications for our health. But when something...
Overlooked Cells Double Effects of New Osteoporosis Therapy
Experiments in mice with a bone disorder similar to that in women after menopause show that a scientifically overlooked group of cells are likely...
FDA Issues Warning: Major Grocers Pulling Cilantro From Shelves
Mexican Farms with ‘Objectionable’ Hygiene Conditions Linked to Rash of Outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis in U.S. Going Back to 2012
The US has banned imports of cilantro from...
Cancer-Detecting Yogurt Could Replace Colonoscopies, Blood Tests
Engineered yogurt bacteria could make detecting colorectal cancer and other diseases as simple and cheap as a pregnancy test. MIT professor Sangeeta Bhatia is...
Gut Bacteria Communicate to Repair Damage Caused by Long-Term Antibiotic Use
A research team led by Karina Xavier at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC, Portugal) has shown that bacteria living in the intestine both...
