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New drug could cure nearly any viral infection

Most bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, discovered decades ago. However, such drugs are useless against viral infections, including influenza, the common cold, and deadly hemorrhagic ...

Medical research created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (71) | comments 69 | with audio podcast

Gray hair and vitiligo reversed at the root

Hair dye manufacturers are on notice: The cure for gray hair is coming. That's right, the need to cover up one of the classic signs of aging with chemical pigments will be a thing of the past thanks to a team of European ...

Medical research created May 03, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (34) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Study: Eating less keeps the brain young

Overeating may cause brain aging while eating less turns on a molecule that helps the brain stay young.

Medical research created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (28) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Scientists turn back the clock on adult stem cells aging

Researchers have shown they can reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells, which are responsible for helping old or damaged tissues regenerate. The findings could lead to medical treatments that may repair a host ...

Medical research created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (26) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Team deciphers retina's neural code for brain communication to create novel prosthetic retinal device for blind

(Medical Xpress) -- Two researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have deciphered a mouse's retina's neural code and coupled this information to a novel prosthetic device to restore sight to blind mice. The researchers ...

Medical research created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (24) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Stem cells grow fully functional new teeth

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from Japan recently published a paper in PLoS One describing their successful growth and transplantation of new teeth created from the stem cells of mice.

Medical research created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

New study validates longevity pathway: Findings identify universal mechanism for activating anti-aging pathway

A new study demonstrates what researchers consider conclusive evidence that the red wine compound resveratrol directly activates a protein that promotes health and longevity in animal models. What's more, the researchers ...

Medical research created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head

For the first time, researchers at McMaster University have conclusive evidence that bacteria residing in the gut influence brain chemistry and behaviour.

Medical research created May 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

In third-degree burn treatment, hydrogel helps grow new, scar-free skin

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a jelly-like material and wound treatment method that, in early experiments on skin damaged by severe burns, appeared to regenerate healthy, scar-free tissue.

Medical research created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (19) | comments 49 | with audio podcast

Nipples stimulate the same area of the brain as genitals do

A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals medical evidence that women’s nipples stimulate the brain in the same way that genital stimulation does, something most women already know.

Medical research created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 11 | with audio podcast weblog

Scientists link excess sugar to cancer

Sugars are needed to provide us with energy and in moderate amounts contribute to our well-being. Sustained high levels of sugars, as is found in diabetics, damages our cells and now is shown that can also ...

Medical research created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

'Universal' virus-free method turns blood cells into 'beating' heart cells

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a simplified, cheaper, all-purpose method they say can be used by scientists around the globe to more safely turn blood cells into heart cells. The method is virus-free and produces ...

Medical research created Apr 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers restore walking ability after spinal cord injury in rats

Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe paralysis are now walking (and running) thanks to researchers at EPFL. Published in the June 1, 2012 issue of Science, the results show that a severed section of the ...

Medical research created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (17) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Tinnitus discovery could lead to new ways to stop the ringing

Neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are offering hope to the 10 percent of the population who suffer from tinnitus – a constant, often high-pitched ringing or buzzing in the ears that can be annoying ...

Medical research created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Researchers design Alzheimer's antibodies

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design antibodies aimed at combating disease. The surprisingly simple process was used to make antibodies that neutralize the ...

Medical research created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 2 | with audio podcast