Baby “cured” of HIV
As unlikely and miraculous as it seems, doctors have confirmed that a baby in Mississippi was “functionally cured” of HIV, which she contracted from her mother. Doctors won’t say the […]
Category Archives: Health
Probiotics… for your face
Acne sprouting from eating greasy food or too much chocolate is a bit of an old wives’ tale; these days we’re often told that bacteria is the real culprit. Now […]
A 3-D printed ear
Some stem cell research critics are uncomfortable with the idea of bioengineering parts of the body. But what about printing them? Researchers led by Lawrence Bonassar at Cornell University are […]
A busy mind is a happy mind
Sounds like something your grandfather would say, right? Well to a certain extent, it’s true. When writing his book Time for Life, which addresses stress and the time crunch people claim […]
Is the appendix extraneous?
Everyone knows you don’t need your appendix…or do you? Okay, it’s been proven by the millions of people without one that you don’t need it, but they could be missing out […]
What you can learn from pig poop
Yes, it’s gross, but any doctor or scientist will tell you that you can learn a lot from poop. What you eat, how much of it, whether you have an […]
How to scare the un-scarable
What is the most frightening thing in the world? A giant spider? A clown? A clown riding a giant spider? Actually, it’s carbon dioxide. I can see you require further […]
Sleep and memory are linked
It’s not new information that as we age, sleep gets harder to come by. It’s also well known that our memory isn’t the sharpest as we climb higher in years. […]
Bird flu research back on
A little over year ago, influenza researchers called a moratorium on their work involving H5N1, otherwise known as bird flu. Ordinarily, we can’t contract the disease from birds, so the […]
End could be in sight for experimental chimps
Sometime in the near future, all 451 chimpanzees now owned or being used in labs for the National Institutes of Health may be moved to sanctuaries. It’s a big step […]
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