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04/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Local lake virus saves man suffering from life-threatening, antibiotic resistant heart infection

An 80-year old Connecticut man owed his life to a virus taken from a nearby lake. Experimental bacteriophage therapy with the OMKO1 virus eliminated an antibiotic-resistant infection that was threatening the man’s heart, according to a LiveScience article. Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) in New Haven, Connecticut reported that the naturally-occurring virus succeeded in treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which […]

04/02/2018 / By Zoey Sky

More biological differences discovered: Pain originates differently in males than in females

According to the results of a study by researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas, at the cellular level, “pain begins differently for men and women.” The group of researchers, which included Dr. Ted Price, Dr. Salim Megat, and their colleagues in the Pain Neurobiology Research Group, has determined that handling receptors in the nervous system for […]

03/30/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Researchers discover how viruses manipulate the immune system to cause cancer

Viruses drive the rapid reproduction of infected cells, and this hastens the creation of more viruses. Excessive cellular proliferation is a telltale sign of cancer. According to a review by researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU Cancer Center), viruses can manipulate the human immune system to ensure their survival and even promote cancer. Fortunately, this discovery […]

03/21/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Photodynamic treatments for human health and the food supply: Light compounds being developed that will fight microbial infections and cancer

A new field of medical science is emerging from six universities and five partner organizations in Europe. The POLYTHEA project, coordinated at the University of Limoges, aims to train doctorate candidates in the field of photodynamic treatments. Researchers are learning how to develop active light compounds that fight cancer and microbial infections. The new field […]

02/07/2018 / By David Williams

Fixing broken bones for good: 3D-printed ceramic implant holds bones together before transforming into actual, natural bone

You may know of 3D printing as a revolutionary new solution for prototyping and small-scale production in industries such as manufacturing, but it can also be beneficial in other areas. Researchers in Australia have shown just that, as they have completed a new study that uses 3D-printed ceramic implants to heal bone injuries to the […]

09/13/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Be your own generator: New technology converts energy from bloodflow into electricity

Dams and huge turbines are built to convert the water energy that waterfalls and rivers have into electricity. In order to manufacture that kind of energy on a far smaller scale, Chinese scientists are working on a lightweight power generator which is based on carbon nanotube fibers that can convert even the energy of the […]

09/03/2017 / By Russel Davis

We all have tiny hairs inside our blood vessels that conform to the flow of your blood

A study published on the Nature Physics website revealed that the human body is covered on the inside with soft, microscopic carpets of hair — which include the tastebuds, the microvilli in our stomachs and protein strands throughout our blood vessels — that move with the currents of fluids that they are immersed in. In order to examine the behavior of […]

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