Category: Biological

IU researchers find magnesium intake may be beneficial in preventing pancreatic cancer

Posted: January 2, 2016 in Biological

Texas Strips Planned Parenthood of HIV Prevention Funding Without Warning

Source: Texas Strips Planned Parenthood of HIV Prevention Funding Without Warning

Posted: December 29, 2015 in Biological

Rhegmaspis xiphoidea: New Species of Jawless Fish Unearthed in China

A new species – and genus – of armored jawless fish has come to light in the Chinese rocks dating to the Pragian stage of >>>

Posted: December 27, 2015 in Biological

‘Revolutionary,’ scalpel-free brain treatment stops man’s shaking | National Post

Tony Lightfoot is one of a few dozen patients worldwide to undergo the experimental procedure that uses sound waves, magnetic pulses and radiation beams to >>>

Posted: December 26, 2015 in Biological

New Polymer Could Purify Water In Seconds: Study

Scientists have developed a new reusable polymer that can remove pollutants from flowing water within seconds, just like air fresheners trap invisible air pollutants in >>>

Posted: December 26, 2015 in Biological, Environmental

Turnbull government to spend $1 billion on hepatitis C ‘miracle cures’ for all

The Turnbull government will spend more than $1 billion to make breakthrough hepatitis C cures available to all as part of an ambitious new plan >>>

Posted: December 19, 2015 in Biological

Scientists discover how cancer cells escape blood vessels – Technology Org

Scientists at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered how cancer cells latch onto blood vessels and invade Source: Scientists discover how cancer cells escape >>>

Posted: December 17, 2015 in Biological

Array’s skin cancer drug succeeds in late-stage study

Array BioPharma Inc said its experimental drug helped patients with a form of skin cancer live longer without their cancer progressing, in an ongoing late-stage >>>

Posted: December 16, 2015 in Biological

Chinese poachers ‘destroying coral reefs’ – BBC News

The BBC’s Rupert Wingfield-Hayes finds Chinese fisherman destroying coral reefs in the South China Sea and harvesting giant clams. Source: Chinese poachers ‘destroying coral reefs’ >>>

Posted: December 16, 2015 in Biological, Editorial, Environmental

Alzheimer’s New Name: Type 3 Diabetes | Diabetes Health

When news about a startling new insight into the cause of Alzheimer’s disease first emerged in 2005, it was highly speculative. But now the evidence >>>

Posted: December 13, 2015 in Biological