Medical Research
University of Michigan: Irregular Sleep Patterns Could Lead to Depression
A new study has found that an uneven sleep pattern can raise an individual’s chance of getting depressed if the person has few hours of sleep all together, or …
Study Shows That Psilocybin Is More Effective Than Antidepressants
Psilocybin is a substance found in hallucinogenic mushrooms. According to a new study, it could reduce symptoms and treat severe forms of depression. Treatments for depression are only effective …
Mitochondrial Health Critical in Cancer, Diabetes, and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Diabetes, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease are becoming more prevalent* globally. The worldwide diabetes prevalence in 2019 was estimated to be 9.3% (463 million people), rising to 10.2% (578 million) …
Clinical Trial of New HIV Vaccine Suggests That 97% Of Participants That Got It Developed the Desired Antibodies
First human trials of a new HIV vaccine have been conducted by Scripps Research and are showing great promise. the vaccine was able to stimulate rare cells in the …
Dwarfism Treatment: Infigratinib Can Increase the Height of Achondroplasia Sufferers by up to 20 Centimeters
Researchers at Necker Hospital were able to increase the height of a young woman by over 10 centimeters with Infigratinib, a drug already used to treat bladder cancer. It …
Limitations in SARS-CoV-2 Evolutionary Transformation: Insights from an Evolutionary Biologist
Should we fear an endless epidemic as new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge daily around the world? Not necessarily, because these new variants share many mutations, indicating that the virus …
New Study Shows Why Redheads Feel Pain Differently
Redheads represent only 2% of the world’s population. What’s more, they feel pain differently than others. Researchers now know why. There are probably more than 20 shades of red …
Prophylactic Medicine Lowers Complications Seen in Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is described as a medical condition characterized by damage to the retina due to diabetes mellitus and is majorly caused by the poor control of blood glucose …