Zombie DNA Long Thought Dormant Can Rise to Cause Health Problems
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 21. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Zombie DNA Some of that DNA is dead. And some could be undead. Perhaps the only thing scarier than the living dead is finding out that they’re already inside the house. Geneticists recently found that non-coding genes — some of the many dotting the human genome — can rise from the dead. When they do [...]
System For Predicting How Nanoparticles Affect the Human Body Could Save Us from Our Tech
Posted by admin in Science on 17. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Nanoscale Ferromagnetic Particles Nanoparticles possess lots of interesting properties that are only partially understood. That can be a problem when we introduce them to biological systems where they can do damage to essential tissues. Here ferromagnetic particles gather around a magnet placed beneath a piece of glass, forming structures we don’t usually see at the [...]
A New Superbacteria, Immune To Most Antibiotics, Found Spreading Fast
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 13. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Staphylococcus Aureus Being Tested for Antibiotic Resistance Good morning, readers. Settled in, ready to take on the day? Great, we hope you have a good one. Also, FYI, a new mutation that makes bacteria resistant to pretty much every antibiotic known to man has become increasingly prevalent on the Indian subcontinent and has made the [...]
FDA Approves First Telescopic Eye Implant to Treat Blindness
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 09. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
The rapidly aging population of the United States as the Baby Boomers reach their golden years doesn’t bode well for our collective vision: 30 percent of Americans over age 75 suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common condition that causes the retina to degrade and decay, resulting in partial blindness. But after five years [...]
Implantable & wearable monitoring devices for the tech-savvy generation
Posted by admin in Medicine on 20. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
Implantable electrocardiogram (EKG) devices that constantly monitor and provide feedback on our health could be the norm within the next 10 year Once the realm of science fiction, implantable devices able to take on the work of the heart – pacemakers – are now commonplace, but what might the future hold for equipment that [...]
