Your liver stays just three years old on average throughout your life

The liver can regenerate itself after taking damage, but whether that ability fades as we age has long been unknown. A new study has found that age doesn’t slow down the liver’s regeneration, and whether you’re 20 or 80, your liver is on average just t… Continue reading Your liver stays just three years old on average throughout your life

No link between cell phone use and brain tumors, Oxford study finds

A new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the University of Oxford is reporting on an ongoing project that has been tracking the health of nearly one million women in the UK for more than 20 years. The findings indicate there… Continue reading No link between cell phone use and brain tumors, Oxford study finds

Chemotherapy-free stem cell transplant promises safer leukemia treatment

Stem cell transplants are often used to treat blood cancers, but the process can be risky. In a new study in mice, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a way to make the process safer by targeting a patient’s faulty stem cel… Continue reading Chemotherapy-free stem cell transplant promises safer leukemia treatment

The Incredible Tech of the Vacuum-Seal Flask

A 1971 Thermos compliments this mid-century corner of my office.

I recently started using a 50-year-old vacuum-seal flask that belonged to my Grandpa so that I don’t have to leave the dungeon as often to procure more caffeine. Besides looking …read more Continue reading The Incredible Tech of the Vacuum-Seal Flask

Radiation to the heart corrects arrhythmia by reactivating younger state

Scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine have made an intriguing discovery that could see radiation therapy become a less invasive treatment for heart arrhythmia. The technique seems to activate the heart cells to revert to a younger … Continue reading Radiation to the heart corrects arrhythmia by reactivating younger state

Low-dose radiation heats up “cold” tumors for easier targeting

There are many reasons different cancer treatments don’t have the intended consequences and the disease is able to prosper despite our best efforts. One example is a tumor that contains barely any immune cells, which renders immunotherapy cancer treatm… Continue reading Low-dose radiation heats up “cold” tumors for easier targeting

Radiation could restrict crewed Mars missions to less than four years

An international team of scientists has calculated that a crewed mission to Mars should only last a maximum of four years if the astronauts’ health isn’t to be endangered by prolonged exposure to cosmic radiation.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scienc… Continue reading Radiation could restrict crewed Mars missions to less than four years

Novel nanoparticles react to radiotherapy to kill cancer from within

Radiation therapy is currently one of the best treatments we have against cancer, but it could benefit from being more targeted to spare healthy cells. Now, researchers in Japan have developed nanoparticles that can penetrate tumors and kill them from … Continue reading Novel nanoparticles react to radiotherapy to kill cancer from within