How Meditation Clams Pain...
A British study has shown that those who routinely practice mediation may be better able to deal with pain because their brains are less focused on anticipating it.
The study, conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Manchester’s School of Translational Medicine, analyzed people who...
What is Gua Sha...
Ancient Chinese healing methods are well documented throughout history, but not all of these practices were adopted by the rest of the world. Herbal remedies and healing techniques such as acupuncture and fire cupping have made a small but firm base in western cultures, however there are still many other...
Boy Cured By Hair Of The Dog...
A British school boy has been cured of a serious pet allergy after being administered a ‘hair of the dog’ treatment.
Danny Pearce, 11, suffered from an allergy so severe that simply coming into contact with a dog would cause the young boy to blackout.
But now, thanks to 3 drops a week of the new...
Scientist Print Cells On To Wounded Fles...
Scientists from the Wake Forest’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine have developed a ink-jet style bioprinter that can print healthy human cells directly onto wounded flesh to promote healing and considerably shorten recovery time.
During initial tests on mice, the device was found to heal wounds within...
HIV Illness Delayed By Herpes Drug...
New research has shown that the common treatment for herpes, aciclovir, can delay the onslaught of illness from HIV.
The study, involving 3,300 patients in Africa, found that aciclovir was able to reduce the risk of HIV progression by up to 16%.
Although the results were far from a cure, researchers say the...
Brown Fat May Lead To Weight Loss Drugs...
Scientists may have uncovered a new way to speed up the body’s metabolism – by activating its fat cells. Through extensive research into the roles of brown and white fat, scientists are now starting to understand how fat is a sophisticated organ as important as the liver or kidneys.
White fat is...
Scientists Grow Sperm In Lab...
Scientists in Newcastle, England, claim to have created the first human sperm ever grown in a laboratory.
The researchers now hope their work will eventually lead to an effective treatment for men with fertility problems.
But experts are still unconvinced that the sperm has been fully developed from...
Breastfeeding Reduces Breast Cancer Risk...
A new 8-year study suggests that women with a family history of breast cancer, who have breastfed during their life, are nearly 60% less likely to develop premenopausal breast cancer.
Alison Stuebe, MD, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,...
Woman Fights Cancer With Grapefruit Juic...
In 2004, Albina Duggan was given just three years live after being diagnosed with Stage IV cancer.
“[The doctor] told me I had three years — if lucky, five — to live,”
Five years later, thanks to the drug rapamycin and grapefruit juice, she has beaten the odds.
Duggan turned to...
Scientists Bioengineer New Teeth In Mice...
Japanese researchers at Tokyo University, have grown new teeth in mice with the help of bioengineered tissue. Dr. Fei Liu a researcher at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the Texas A&M Health Science Center, who is familiar with the study, said the research provides “convincing”...
