Telling people they’re getting a placebo does not stop it from working
Does giving a placebo require lying to a patient? This study concludes...no! Placebos still work even when the patient knows, at least for…
Category: Medicine
Horseshoe crabs are critical to the biotech industry
Did you know that the modern US biomedical industry is built around the baby blue blood of horseshoe crabs? Come find out what scientists…
Diet and exercise can shape how your mind ages
Dementia is a condition that many of us are all too familiar with within friends and family. Dementia itself is a blanket term that…
Can a Chinese medicinal herb Psoralea fructus build healthy bones?
Osteoblasts are cells that are responsible for bone formation. A lack of osteoblasts will cause osteoporosis – a disease that occurs when…
New treatment for rheumatoid arthritis shows great promise
The immune system is your body’s personal army of soldiers — when it comes across potentially harmful invaders like viruses and…
Spend a lot of time online? It may affect your sleep.
In a study conducted by Taiwanese scientists with female college students, they showed that internet addiction has a negative impact on…
This new tiny biomedical device makes diagnosing cancer types easier
A team of scientists has made valves which can operate on tiny channels of fluid the width of 3 human hairs! This paper, published in the…
Do obesity and abnormal liver function magnify coronavirus symptoms?
Obesity and abnormal liver function have been predicted to play a part in extended hospitalization duration and worsen the health…
One way that oxygen can damage our DNA
Guanine, a component of DNA, is revealed to react with oxygen and change how your genes are expressed.
Electrical stimulation may delay Parkinson’s disease progression
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, meaning that brain cells will continuously die off as the illness…