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What about this: “Middle-aged people can do more, earn more and, in short, they run the world”
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Long before Watson and Crick famously uncovered the structure of DNA in 1953, people envisioned with both horror and hope a day when babies could be custom designed — free of inherited disease, yet equipped with superior genes for good looks, intelligence, athleticism, and more. Now the beginnings of the day of designer babies have finally come.
Via Dr. Stefan Gruenwald
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The Indian Patent Office ruled that a local generic drug maker can make and sell a knock-off of drug giant Bayer's exclusive Nexavar, a cancer drug.
This is only the second time in history that a nation has issued a compulsory license for cancer medication.
Experts believe that this may threaten the big business of global pharmaceutical firms...
Ray and Terry's 's comment,
March 19, 2012 4:21 PM
Does this ruling matter to the poorest patients?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/18/us-india-drugs-cancer-idUSBRE82H01A20120318
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Federal health officials are warning consumers not to use skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, or lotions that might contain mercury after products with the toxic metal turned up in at least seven states.
Question: why is mercury deemed ok in dental fillings?
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UCLA researchers have identified the intracellular mechanisms regulated by vitamin D3 that may help the body clear the brain of amyloid beta, the main...
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This article highlights the power of the internet to help drive future biomarker research and drug discovery...Incredible innovation using very low cost tools Via Brian Shields
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All of us except the misanthropes would like to live happily ever after. But how long is the "after" in happily ever after? In this case, we are talking about over 100 years.
"Who lives long, healthy, and happy lives, and why?" Here is another amazing case.
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Since when is boosting fat an anti-aging secret? Well, there is finally good news on the fat front. Brown fat is hyperactive and burns energy. Yes, it's true! These researchers learned more about tumor suppressors and suggest future treatments may boost brown fat to fight aging and cancer.
"In a perfect world, we could eat to our heart's content without sacrificing our health and good looks, and now it appears that maybe we can. Mice with an extra dose of a known anti-cancer gene lose weight even as their appetites grow."
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"Whole-exome sequencing reads only those parts of the human genome that encode proteins, leaving the other 99 percent of the genome unread..." Via Brian Shields
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Check out the BBC's interactive guide to some of the latest developments in bionic body parts...
The Bionic Bodies series on the BBC News website will be looking at how bionics can transform people's lives. We will meet a woman deciding whether to have her hand cut off for a bionic replacement and analyse the potential to take the technology even further, enhancing the body to superhuman levels. The series continues on Wednesday with a look at some of the earliest prosthetics from ancient Egypt.
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This 10,000-rpm, no-pulse artificial heart doesn't resemble an organic heart--and might be all the better for it...
"The newest artificial heart doesn’t imitate the cardiac muscle at all. Instead, it whirs like a little propeller, pushing blood through the body at a steady rate."
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It is not a definitive prevention and more research is needed to elucidate the health benefits. However, chocolate (the purer the better) may help keep the colon healthier.
"Chocolate is rich in a particular variety of plant polyphenols which are powerful natural antioxidants. Though many plant foods contain polyphenols, chocolate seems to have particular potent health-promoting and disease fighting effects. These compounds include procyanidins, catechins and epicatec...
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'Rare' disease can mean a lot of things. When you add it all up, almost 10% of the population will be diagnosed with a rare disease.
"In the United States, a disease is defined as “rare” if it affects fewer than 200,000 individuals, or roughly one in 1500. Rare diseases are often poorly understood, with symptoms that can be difficult to diagnose, and can be life-threatening. Around 6,800 rare diseases have been identified and the large majority of them — up to 80% — are thought to have a genetic origin."
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In an experiment that may help develop new ways to treat brain diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer, researchers used MRI, ultrasounds and microbubbles to guide drugs.
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A study from Harvard Medical School showed an increased risk of death with habitual red meat consumption, due to cancer and cardio vascular disease.
Processed meat caused an even higher risk of death...
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Scientists at Duke will share a $14 million grant from DARPA to study biological clocks.
If scientists can isolate the genes, molecules and signals of human biological clocks, they could find ways to control and repair them if they are broken or damaged. A new DARPA grant will bring together many leading experts on the cell cycle, the circadian clock, the metabolism of yeast, root growth in plants and pulsing processes in bacteria, to deconstruct the molecular and genetic rhythms that keep these organisms alive. These scientists have four years to investigate the diverse rhythms of life.
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Does this come as a surprise? A recent poll finds that Hawaii is the happiest state and received the best score of wellbeing. Which state scored the lowest?
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A new way of performing research in the field of nutrition could one day open a more accurate picture of how the foods and supplements we eat affect our health, and could offer greater insights of how foods are taken in by specific consumer groups...
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A newly identified form of DNA—small circles of non-repetitive sequences—may be widespread in somatic cells of mice and humans, according to a study in this week’s issue of Science. These extrachromosomal bits of DNA, dubbed microDNA, may be the byproducts of microdeletions in chromosomes, meaning that cells all over the body may have their own constellation of missing pieces of DNA.
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Cancer is a puzzle of staggering complexity. Every move towards a solution seems to reveal yet another layer of mystery. For a start, cancer isn’t a single disease, so we can dispense with the idea of a single “cure”. There are over 200 different types, each with their own individual quirks. Even for a single type – say, breast cancer – there can be many different sub-types that demand different treatments. Even within a single subtype, one patient’s tumour can be very different from another’s. They could both have very different sets of mutated genes, which can affect their prognosis and which drugs they should take. Via Dr. Stefan Gruenwald
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LONDON (Reuters) - More people in developed countries are overweight or obese than ever before, dooming them to years of ill health, pushing up healthcare costs and piling more pressure on health systems,...
While obesity in some countries has stabilized, this is not true in the US and Canada. The cost is high. “Experts say severely obese people die on average eight to 10 years sooner than people at normal weight, with every 15 extra kg increasing risk of early death by around 30 percent.”
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Could Science Exchange become the Ebay of scientific research? This new marketplace helps to accelerate scientific studies by supporting collaboration and allowing researchers to share, buy and sell resources.
They vet providers, handle the monetary transactions, curate a rating system for each provider (and researcher), help providers publicize availability, and can sometimes track down exact providers...
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http://www.ted.com William Li presents a new way to think about cancer treatment: angiogenesis, targeting the blood vessels that feed a tumor. The crucial fi...
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By the fall, this lab says they will have enough tissue grown in a petri dish to serve up the first grown burger that is fit for consumption.
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Resveratrol, how does it work? Unlike previously thought, it does not directly activate sirtuin 1 (protein associated with aging). Instead, it may inhibit other enzymes that help regulate cell energy.
"National Institutes of Health researchers and their colleagues have identified how resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemical found in red wine and other plant products, may confer its health benefits."
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