health

9 lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according to an international study in the Lancet.

Google factory raises sterile mosquitos, automated release of a million per week

Posted in Medicine on 17th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Verily, the life sciences arm of Alphabet, will release about 20 million bacteria-infected sterile mosquitoes upon Fresno, California.

'Living Drug' That Harnesses Immune System Clears Hurdle

Posted in Medicine on 15th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

A new kind of cancer treatment that uses genetically engineered cells from a patient's immune system to attack their cancer easily cleared a crucial hurdle Wednesday.

Kidney cancer drug approved for NHS use in England

Posted in Medicine on 11th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

A drug which could prolong life for people with advanced kidney cancer has been approved for use on the NHS in England and Wales.

Personalized vaccines could help the immune system fight cancer

Posted in Medicine on 10th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

What if curing cancer was as easy as getting an injection?