Medicine :: Scientists Canvas

First successful diagnosis of a disease using DNA sequencing.
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Molecule Ties Itself In A Complex Knot

[sciencenews.org]

Dec 29, 2011

Molecule Ties Itself In A Complex Knot.
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Developing broad spectrum antiviral drugs for use against Influenza, Common Cold and HIV

[bbc.co.uk]

Dec 21, 2011

Developing broad spectrum antiviral drugs for use against Influenza, Common Cold and HIV.
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Using Light to Target and Kill Cancer Cells Without Chemotherapys Side Effects

[popsci.com]

Nov 09, 2011

Using Light to Target and Kill Cancer Cells Without Chemotherapys Side Effects.
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Study finds a decrease in observed rate of TB during times of economic recession

Nov 07, 2011

Study finds a decrease in observed rate of TB during times of economic recession.
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Biologists use flies and mice to get to the heart of Down syndrome

Nov 04, 2011

Biologists use flies and mice to get to the heart of Down syndrome.
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Men Really Do Get Sicker With Longer Recovery

[cosmosmagazine.com]

Oct 13, 2011

Men Really Do Get Sicker With Longer Recovery.
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Researchers reconstruct genome of the Black Death

Oct 13, 2011

Researchers reconstruct genome of the Black Death.
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Paralysed man controls robotic arm with his mind

[newscientist.com]

Oct 12, 2011

Paralysed man controls robotic arm with his mind.
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Another Reason To Eat More Chocolate

[discovery.com]

Oct 11, 2011

Another Reason To Eat More Chocolate.
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Vitamin pills do more harm than good

[cosmosmagazine.com]

Oct 11, 2011

Vitamin pills do more harm than good.
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Please welcome Megavirus, the worlds most ginormous virus

[discovermagazine.com]

Oct 11, 2011

Please welcome Megavirus, the worlds most ginormous virus.
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Too much booze blunts your immune system

[newscientist.com]

Sep 30, 2011

Too much booze blunts your immune system.
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Europe to map the human epigenome

[nature.com]

Sep 28, 2011

Europe to map the human epigenome.
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Living donor liver transplantation improves survival over deceased donor transplants

Sep 28, 2011

Living donor liver transplantation improves survival over deceased donor transplants.
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Hide-and-seek: Altered HIV can't evade immune system

[sciencedaily.com]

Sep 28, 2011

Hide-and-seek: Altered HIV can't evade immune system.
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Gene Therapy May Thwart HIV

[sciencemag.org]

Sep 21, 2011

Gene Therapy May Thwart HIV.
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Glowing Kittens Fight Feline AIDS

[sciencemag.org]

Sep 12, 2011

Glowing Kittens Fight Feline AIDS.
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Birth control pills affect memory

[scienceblog.com]

Sep 09, 2011

Birth control pills affect memory.
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Scientists find gene that controls chronic pain

[reuters.com]

Sep 09, 2011

Scientists find gene that controls chronic pain.
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Robots Reading Disabled Patients Minds To Allow For Greater World Interaction

[sciencemag.org]

Sep 06, 2011

Robots Reading Disabled Patients Minds To Allow For Greater World Interaction.
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Mild Hearing Loss Linked to Brain Atrophy in Older Adults

[scienceblog.com]

Aug 31, 2011

Mild Hearing Loss Linked to Brain Atrophy in Older Adults.
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Scientists discover blood factors that appear to cause aging in brains of mice

[medicalxpress.com]

Aug 31, 2011

Scientists discover blood factors that appear to cause aging in brains of mice.
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MIT Researchers Pinpointing Language Location In the Brain

[web.mit.edu]

Aug 31, 2011

MIT Researchers Pinpointing Language Location In the Brain.
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New Drug Cures Multiple Viruses in Human Cells

[nationalgeographic.com]

Aug 24, 2011

New Drug Cures Multiple Viruses in Human Cells.
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New discovery may eliminate potentially lethal side effect of stem cell therapy

[physorg.com]

Aug 15, 2011

New discovery may eliminate potentially lethal side effect of stem cell therapy.
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Cure For Cancer Found

[msnbc.msn.com]

Aug 11, 2011

Using one's own white blood cells, combined with a novel way of injecting new DNA into them that includes HIV viruses rendered harmless, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have managed to completely cure 2 patients of a form of Leukemia with the hope that this might be the brink of a new revolution in medicine.

Boosting Our Sense of Touch

[wired.com]

Aug 05, 2011

A team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a new glove that can enhance your sense of touch when worn. The glove, which uses vibrations, has shown to statistically improve the wearers sense of touch through essentially white-noise interference.

Making Cocaine Less Tasty

[cosmosmagazine.com]

Jul 25, 2011

A receptor in our brains specifically targeted by drugs and dopamine involved mechanisms has been discovered that, when stimulated by drugs, can counteract the addictive effects of cocaine.

Jul 23, 2011

It's official, I now have a reason to objectively dislike 3D. Personally I haven't been a fan anyway; the only two movies I've seen in 3D were Thor and Jackass 3D. Now I know they aren't exactly the "best examples" of the technology, but now scientists from the University of California, Berkeley are showing that 3D tech does actually hurt your eyes and brain.