Medicine
How Insufficient Sleep Can Damage Your Immune Stem Cells
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
The findings help draw a direct line between sleep problems and cardiovascular disease, as well as offering some clues to how general immune dysfunction can be triggered by poor sleep.
New Trial Finds First-Ever Alzheimer's Drug To Slow Cognitive Decline
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
"The prospect of a disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer's disease is an exciting one, which could improve many lives."
Pfizer Pays Almost $120 Million For App That Claims To Detect COVID From A Cough
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 30th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
Pfizer has shelled out nearly US$120 million to acquire a small Australian company claiming to have developed a smartphone app that can accurately diagnose COVID-19 by analysing the sound of a cough.
The First Human Trials Of A Memory Prosthesis Look Promising
Posted in Medicine on 30th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
At the very least the study shows that, similar to a brain-controlled prosthetic limb, a memory chip isn't impossible for people who need it the most.
400 People In UK Diagnosed With Preventable Cancer Every Day, Data Shows
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
Experts say healthy lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking and eating more vegetables can lower risk.