Miracle Mineral Solution, aka industrial bleach, is no autism cure, FDA warns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is, not for the first time, warning the general public to avoid consuming a product called Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS). Despite over a decade of health warnings and cases of death, the sham product, wh… Continue reading Miracle Mineral Solution, aka industrial bleach, is no autism cure, FDA warns

Landmark chlamydia vaccine passes first stage of human trials

The results from a Phase 1 trial into the safety of a landmark chlamydia vaccine have just been published demonstrating promising signs the treatment is safe, and potentially effective in preventing the most common bacterial sexually transmit… Continue reading Landmark chlamydia vaccine passes first stage of human trials

Ebola virus is no longer incurable, Congo trial reports over 90 percent success

A randomized clinical trial taking place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been terminated early due to the extraordinary success of two drugs being investigated to treat the Ebola virus. Four new treatments were being tested in the… Continue reading Ebola virus is no longer incurable, Congo trial reports over 90 percent success

New Alzheimer's hypothesis suggests cellular garbage disposal system could be key to prevention

Research suggests toxic amyloid and tau proteins can change their molecular shape to avoid detection and ...

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, have offered new evidence suggesting dysfunction in the lysosome system, our body’s cellular garbage disposal mechanism, could be the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease. The hypothesis is not entirely novel but the research describes a newly discovered process to explain how lysosomal failure can lead to neurodegenerative disease.

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New discovery explains how fatty food disrupts appetite control, causing obesity

A new study has discovered a previously unidentified mechanism explaining how obesity and high-fat diets can disrupt the appetite-suppressing signals from the brain and lead to overeating. The fascinating research revealed a hormone in the gu… Continue reading New discovery explains how fatty food disrupts appetite control, causing obesity

A short selfie video on your smartphone can now measure your blood pressure

An exciting new technology, called transdermal optical imaging, can turn your smartphone into an accurate diagnostic device that can measure your blood pressure by analyzing a short video taken of your face. The University of Toronto-led rese… Continue reading A short selfie video on your smartphone can now measure your blood pressure

New evidence affirms depression can be one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's

Better treating depression is hypothesized as a potential way to slow the progression of the earliest ...

The link between depression and dementia has been noted by researchers and clinicians for several years now. After all, it seems obvious that one would suffer from feelings of depression as one gets older and experiences the earliest stages of cognitive decline. But a growing body of evidence is building to suggest we may have got the causal direction wrong when considering the associations between depression and dementia.

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Incredible Stanford study discovers thousands of novel proteins produced by human microbiome

A remarkable new study from scientists at Stanford University has revealed thousands of previously undiscovered small proteins produced by bacteria in the human microbiome. Almost all of these newly described proteins serve unknown functions … Continue reading Incredible Stanford study discovers thousands of novel proteins produced by human microbiome

Pharma giant admits data manipulation in FDA application for multi-million-dollar gene therapy

A newly published statement from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed inaccurate, intentionally manipulated data was included as part of a submission for a major new gene therapy that was approved for public use in May. Th… Continue reading Pharma giant admits data manipulation in FDA application for multi-million-dollar gene therapy

At least 11 hospitalizations and 127 seizures linked to vaping, as FDA investigates

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a number of hospitalizations of teenagers displaying severe lung disease with suspicions of links to recent e-cigarette use. The FDA has also recently revealed it has accumulated 127 re… Continue reading At least 11 hospitalizations and 127 seizures linked to vaping, as FDA investigates