Category: Health News
Genetic Mapping: The First Single-Nucleus Transcriptomic Atlas of the Fruit Fly Completed
One day, in 1910, Thomas Hunt Morgan, an American geneticist, while performing experiments on a particular species of flies made an astounding discovery that changed the trajectory of science …
Early Symptoms of Alzheimer’s You Should Be Aware Of According to French Study
Alzheimer’s disease is a condition that develops silently for up to 10 years before it can be diagnosed and treated. A French team has managed to identify symptoms that …
Ponatinib an FDA-Approved Drug Inhibits RIPK2 a Protein Involved in Prostate Cancer Metastasis
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer that threatens the lives of many men across the globe today. Occurring in over 34,000 men in the U.S alone, doctors are …
Macrophages Retain Their Normal Functions Even after Long Culture Periods in the Lab
Macrophages are the reason your body has immunity over foreign invaders. They are a special type of white blood cell that engulfs unrecognized cells in your body and initiate …Bacteriophages Present in the Gut May Likely Boost Memory and Executive Function
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, living and reproducing within their cells as parasites. It has been proven in a previous study that the improvement or retardation of mental …
War: Soldiers Exposed to Combat Have a Higher Risk of Becoming Alcoholics
In the United States, reservists typically serve one weekend a month and 2 weeks a year to keep their fighting skills sharp. In the recent wars in Iraq and …
Ultrasound Retinal Stimulation Could Be Used to Restore Vision in the Blind
Millions of people suffer from blindness due to degenerative retinal diseases. The retina is a thin membrane, a few millimeters thick. This tissue is essential for vision, but it …The Bacterial Toxin Colibactin Revives Inactive Viruses in Other Microbes
Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have shown in a new study how certain microbes cause out-of-action viruses in their neighbors to reactivate and destroy cells containing them. …