Health

Russian billionaire, Dmitry Istkov does. And he believes that millions of other people do, as well, which is why he has envisioned a way to make it possible via the 2045 strategic social initiative. Istkov recently revealed his plans to preserve his mortality by uploading his brain into a robotic body initially, and then by the [...]

If you are one of the more than 8 million men who require the help of Pfizer’s little blue pill, but despises the trip to the pharmacy, you are in for some great news! Pfizer has recognized several issues associated with their phenomenal erectile disfunction drug, Viagra, in the last few years, one of those [...]

Recently, scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine discovered that deep within the brain of mice the hypothalamus is what controlled their aging throughout their body. Through this revelation they have been able to determine what triggers age-related illnesses and diseases, thus creating a way to combat them and possibly extend the lifespans of humans [...]

Very rare image : a baby grabbed doctor’s finger from mother’s abdomen during a caesarean operation in Phoenix, Arizona. ““It was such an amazing photo. [Hospital staff] had possibly heard of it happening but they had never seen a photo of it,” said Alicia Atkins, Nevaeh’s mother (a professional photographer, see her facebook page). “The [...]

One scientist has envisioned a future wherein people can download vaccines from a computer and print them using a biological 3D printer, which translates to people getting their flu shots or downloading their insulin shots right at home. J. Craig Venter, a geneticist and Nobel Prize candidate, leads a team of scientists currently working on [...]

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a digital version of the classic Digital Clock Drawing Test, used to diagnose conditions of cognitive impairment, such as Alzheimer’s disease. This digital development aims to produce easier testing procedures, both for the doctors and the patients, and to engender more accurate results, based on the [...]

This is a question on everyone’s minds these days. Many people are trying to take the plunge and quit smoking in order to cleanse their bodies of toxins. Before now the main solutions were nicotine gum or patches. Then, along came the electronic cigarette, a more affordable option that contains no toxins. This new technology [...]

Real horror story: a young Vietnamese woman was 23 years in 2008 when her skin started to be wrinkled. Now she looks like 73. The story takes place in 2008. Nguyen Thi Phuong is on medication to treat an allergic reaction to seafood. A few days later her skin becomes wrinkled and folded, and the [...]

From TedX Boston, GenomeQuest CEO Richard Resnick says price to sequence Genome has fallen 100 million times. “The world-wide capacity to sequence human genomes is something between 50,000 and 100,000 genomes this year, and this is expected to double, triple or maybe quadruple year over year in the foreseeable future”

You work hard at the computer? What’s better than a little reminder of the best postures to adopt when using a laptop, regardless of where you sit. Prolonged use of keyboard and mouse can cause carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in wrist and fingers) and back pain, especially if you sit badly. In all cases, you [...]

If you are running a pharmaceutical company or you have been working in the pharmaceutical industry for several years in North America (laboratory, CRO (Contract Research Organization)), then you should have noticed that it’s the FDA that make the rules. All tasks should be carried out according to the standards set by the American Food [...]