medicine
Review of intermittent fasting research suggests broad health benefits
Posted in Medicine on 1st Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
A new analysis of current intermittent fasting research suggests the dietary strategy could soon be incorporated as standard medical health and diet advice.
Battery-free biosensor is the smallest one yet
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 29th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
Designed to continuously monitor various bodily processes, externally-powered biosensors are not only smaller than their battery-packing counterparts, but they also don't have to be surgically retrieved for battery-changes.
Scientists discover how cancer radiotherapy can damage the brain
Posted in Medicine on 18th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
New research could lead to approaches that prevent brain damage.
Gene Therapy for Sickle-Cell Anemia Looks Promising, but It’s Riddled With Controversy
Posted in Medicine on 18th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
Gene therapy is fighting to enter mainstream medicine. With sickle cell disease, the fight is heating up.
Alzheimer’s Drugs Reverse Broader Aging
Posted in Medicine on 14th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
“We are now using a variety of animal models to investigate how this neuroprotective pathway regulates specific molecular aspects of mitochondrial biology, and their effects on aging and Alzheimer’s,”