MIT’s Nano-Bio-Bandage Can Stop Your Bleeding Almost Immediately
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 11. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Bleeding out on the battlefield–far from the trauma wards and triage units that might save their lives–is a scenario that soldiers simply have to live with (and try like hell to avoid). But thanks to ananoscale breakthrough at MIT, the chances of it happening could be significantly reduced. Researchers there have created a nanoscale coating [...]
Scanadu developing a real-life medical tricorder
Posted by admin in Hi-tech, Medicine on 03. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
The future technology depicted in the various Star Trek TV series and films certainly holds a lot of appeal for many of us – who wouldn’t want to teleport to Hawaii, live out their fantasies on a holodeck, or enjoy some instant gourmet chow straight out of a replicator? It looks like the Star Trek [...]
Antibiotics may be permanently altering the guts of humanity
Posted by admin in Medicine on 07. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
If you’re one of those people worried that the over-prescription of antibiotics is leading us toward biological calamity, you’re not going to like this. Writing in the journal Nature this week, Martin Blaser of NYU’s Langone Medical Center makes the case that antibiotics aren’t just leading to highly resistant superbugs, but that they are permanently [...]
Cancers are newly evolved parasitic species
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 28. Jul, 2011 | 0 Comments
Breast Cancer Cells Dividing This confocal micrograph shows two human breast cancer cells dividing. The cell at the top is at prophase, showing the condensing chromosomes prior to their separation. The cell at the bottom is in anaphase, where the chromosomes are in the process of pulling apart. Cancer patients may feel like they have [...]
Next-generation gelatin could be derived from humans instead of animals
Posted by admin in Science on 14. Jul, 2011 | 1 Comment
Something to reflect on over your lunch break today: Scientists are developing a new approach for producing human-derived gelatin in large enough quantities to be a commercially viable replacement for the animal-based gelatins used in all kinds of gelatin-like desserts, candies, and other foodstuffs as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Think about that next time [...]
