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Experts Want To Ban Gene Editing Research For 5 Years

Amid a lot of controversies over the gene-edited babies, the US National Institute of Health has asked for an immediate ban on research of re-engineering the human species. Prof. He Jiankui is the world’s first scientist who tweaked the genes of twin babies to eliminate HIV traits from their DNA. But, many scientists have been…

United Health To Pass On Drug Discount To Consumers

United Health said on Tuesday that company’s new plans which will be employer-sponsored in the year 2020, discounts will be paid to the consumers at counters of drug stores. This move is a progress on the already existing programs of discount announced nearly a year back. The announcement from the company had stipulated that it…

AI Likely To Help In Screening Lung Cancer

To most people artificial intelligence is related to automatic cars and robots at manufacturing units but now a group of researchers are using this technology to improve screening facilities of lung cancer to enable early detection and treatment that can improve survival rates of patients. But current screening methods for this type of cancer have…

Molecules Likely To Reveal Resurgence Risk Of Breast Cancer

Even with the advancements made in modern medicine, breast cancer remains a guessing game for patients and doctors as they always live under fear of recurrence of the disease after initial rounds of treatment. New research in this disease could provide relief to this draining practice as now it appears that cells of breast cancer…

Daylight Time Saving Poses Health Risks

The study carried out in 2016 revealed that the rate of heart strokes increased by 8 % within two days of daylight saving time as loss of sleep by more than an hour could enhance risk of health issues. The study revealed that risk extended to all categories of sick individuals as cancer patients were…

Future Treatments To Get Better With This New Alzheimer’s Genes Discovery

New discovery of 4 new genetic variants led from an investigation of the genes more than 94,000 individuals in the Europe and the United States which were clinically detected with Alzheimer’s may rise the danger for the neurogenerative disease. The study found that, these newly discovered genes along with earlier recognized seem to coordinate to…

Breastfeeding Likely To Reduce Kid’s Eczema Risk By 50%

A recent study released by US Center for Disease Control and Prevention that was part of Infant Feeding Practices Study showed that babies who are breastfed exclusively during initial months are unlikely to develop any form of chronic skin issues like eczema. Researchers analyzed data of 1,520 infants within United States related to their overall…

Pressure Mounts On Google And Facebook To Stop Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theories

As a measles outburst carries on to spread in state of Washington, Facebook is “exploring extra measures” to battle false anti-vaccine material on the platform, media claimed. The news follows on the heels of disparagement from Representative Adam Schiff, who sent Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook CEO) a letter about vaccine fake data on Instagram and Facebook.…

The Annual Online Survey For Physicians Begins

An online survey, US News Physician Survey, has begun which would ask for the opinions of experts on the high quality of service and referral care provided by hospitals. Invitations were sent to randomly selected 10% physicians who have been using Doximity. Several other Doximity users have not received mails yet but will get them…

Researchers Build Flexible, Smart Window That Can Ensnare Air Pollutants

Flexible smart windows have been developed by the researchers that can ensnare air pollutants and maintain the indoor atmosphere free of destructive particulate matter. Adjusting the intensity of light and decreasing the atmospheric particulate matter’s concentration in commercial structures are both vital to keep indoor public healthy and comfortable. Smart windows constructed on the transparent…

Research Suggest Link Between Diabetes, Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s and Diabetes are two diseases with apparently no link with each other. However, patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes have higher chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have not yet found the link between the two. Mice were taken as possible experimental objects to carry out the study. Researchers tried to study the effect…

Brain Symbolizes Optical Illusion As Postponed Reality

A study of monkeys and humans has discovered the same division of neurons that encodes illusory and actual complex flow motion. This result supports, at the point of single neurons, what Jan Purkinje—the Czech researcher—presumed 150 Years ago, “Illusions include visual truth.” The study was published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Reportedly, there is a…

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