ITOP: A 3D bioprinter can produce human body parts
Scientists have transplanted living tissue constructed by a sophisticated and improved 3D printer. A challenge for tissue engineering is...
Male and female brain differences negligible
Meta-analysis of structural MRI volumes that found no significant difference in hippocampal size between men and women. Meta-analysis is...
Why elephants rarely get cancer?
Elephants have 38 additional modified copies (alleles) of a gene that encodes p53, a well-defined tumor suppressor, as compared to...
Tooth enamel originated in skin and colonized teeth later
When did the enamel that covers our teeth evolve? And where in the body did this tissue first appear? In a new study, researchers...
World running out of snakebite antidote
The treatment is called Fav-Afrique. It's the only anti-venom approved to neutralize the bites of 10 deadly African snakes, like spitting...
Diabetic women at 34 percent higher risk of heart attack than men
Diabetic women are at a 34 per cent higher risk of heart attack and other related complications than diabetic men as they age. With...
Short sleepers are four times more likely to catch a cold
This is the first study to use sleep measures to connect people's natural sleep habits and their risk of getting sick. Scientists found...
Stem cell therapy pioneer presented “women leader in science”
Dr. Geeta Shroff received the prestigious ‘Woman leader in Science’ award at the 6th Annual Women leader India 2015’. She is the founder...
What your DNA says about you?
Source: Positive Bioscience #Humanscience
FDA nod for lung cancer screening device with a low dose CT
Detection of small lung nodules are critical in identifying lung cancer at its earliest stages when it is the most treatable and curable....
