Imagine your skin as a bustling city. Each cell is a hardworking citizen, repairing sun damage and keeping the peace. But lurking in the shadows is a virus long thought to be a harmless drifter: beta-HPV (human papillomavirus). Continue Reading Category:Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind Tags:Cancer, Skin Cancer, Virus, The Immune System| Body & Mind
Nobody likes having blood samples taken, which is why it's always good to hear about possible alternatives. One of the latest takes the form of a self-powered skin patch that painlessly gathers biomarker chemicals for up to 24 hours at a time. Continue Reading Category:Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind Tags:North Carolina State University, North Carolina State University, Microneedles, Skin, Biomarkers| Body & Mind
A new study has produced strong evidence that red meat consumption is a trigger for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), demonstrating how it alters gut bacteria and immune activity in ways that worsen inflammation. It furthers scientific knowledge of the many pathways involved in inflammation, taking our understanding beyond just association. Continue Reading Category:Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind Tags:Red meat, Inflammation, irritable-bowel-disease, Gut Bacteria, Gut...| Body & Mind
Imagine correcting your vision in under a minute – no lasers, blades or pain. Scientists have developed a novel, non-invasive technique that reshapes the cornea using only a mild electric current and a temporary pH shift. In early trials, it reversed myopia without the need for traditional surgery – and could be the most radical advancement in eyesight correction technology since LASIK. Continue Reading Category:Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind Tags:Occidental College, Un...| Body & Mind
The latest scientific research and clinical treatment advances around infectious diseases.| New Atlas
How do you send drugs to specific parts of the body so they do their job and avoid causing side effects elsewhere? According to researchers at Stanford University, the answer is a combination of nanoparticles, a pulse of ultrasound, and sugar. Continue Reading Category:Medical Innovations, Body & Mind Tags:Drug delivery, Ultrasound, Stanford University| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," because of the almost 100% fatal infection it causes. And it's now been found swimming around in the treated drinking water supplied to two towns in Australia. Continue Reading Category:Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind Tags:Infections, Brain, Water, Micro-organisms| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
Despite what some movies may suggest, it's currently impossible to transplant functional, seeing human eyeballs. Scientists are taking a big step in that direction, however, with the development of an eye-transplant device known as the eye-ECMO. Continue Reading Category:Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind Tags:University of Miami, Eye surgery, Vision, Blindness, Transplant| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
A loss of smell can be one of the earliest warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, but the reasons behind this sensory change have been unclear. Now, a study reveals that the problem may not lie in the nose or olfactory bulb itself, as previously thought. Continue Reading Category:Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & Mind Tags:DZNE, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Alzheimer's disease, Smell, Dementia, Diagnosis, Axon Automotive, neurons, Neuroscience| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
Following decades of limited treatment options, people living with fibromyalgia will soon have access to a novel therapy designed to tackle the condition’s most elusive symptom: Poor-quality sleep. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Tonmya, a non-opioid, under-the-tongue bedtime treatment for fibromyalgia in adults, which is expected to be widely available within months. It’s the first drug approved for this complex and debilitating condition in more than 15 years...| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
Many researchers are beginning to see aging as a disease that could potentially be cured, and scientists are making breakthroughs in many areas that could lead to anti-aging treatments. Here's the latest science around aging, and practical information on aging well.| New Atlas
The latest scientific research and clinical treatment advances for chronic pain| New Atlas
The latest scientific research and clinical treatment advances around Alzheimer's disease and dementia.| New Atlas