Archive : Health & Medicine

A study conducted by Robert Zatorre and Salimpoor Valorie, researchers from McGill University in Montreal, concluded that the act of listening to music may give pleasure from the rapid release of dopamine. Dopamine is responsible for feelings of pleasure and excitement, and bolster our common activities for survival such as reproduction or feeding. [...]

The number of people seeking health advice on the Internet should soar as workers turn the holiday season, but few will check the origin of information, according to an international survey released on Tuesday. A study by researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE) commissioned by the company Bupa, from the private health sector, showed that [...]

The safe mixture of pieces of flu virus particles that mimic the drug was developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and has great potential for human treatment. According to the researchers, this new strategy may be the first to offer a simple way to addicts break the cycle of addiction. If successful, the vaccine could also aid in [...]

A study of students from 12 universities around the world found that the effects of non-use of media are comparable to drug withdrawal syndromes. These effects began to be called Information Deprivation. The research was led by ICMPA – International Center for Media and Public Agenda – University of Maryland, and featured the participation [...]

One of the challenges for professionals involved in the recovery of burn patients is to shorten the length of hospitalization to prevent infectious complications. The use of Biocure produced from bacterial cellulose – which enables faster regeneration of skin – is one of promising alternatives. Researchers at the Institute of Chemistry, [...]

A new feature announced at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, Philadelphia, United States, could result in alternatives to treat serious injuries without scarring. Hyaluronic acid is a substance in the body of all animals that fills the spaces between cells. With advancing age, the hyaluronic acid decreases, thus reducing [...]

Doctors announce that one HIV patient is free from infection due to a complex treatment that included stem cell transplantation resistant to the virus. The American Timothy Ray Brown, who lives in Germany, is being called the “Berlin patient” after spending three years free of the virus that causes AIDS in his body. His case is the result [...]

Amit Goffer is an Israeli entrepreneur who has been paralyzed from the neck down since a car crash in 1997. Determined to walk again he has created a device that has the potential to replace the wheel chair and help the paralysed humans to be able to stand up and walk again. The new device is basically a robotic trousers and Amit is hopeful that it [...]

Australians now can learn about the time to cover the skin and prevent ultraviolet rays can cause potential skin cancer, thanks to a new application for the iPhone. Australia has one of the highest incidences of skin cancer worldwide, with more than 1850 deaths from the disease each year – surpassing the number of victims of fatal road accidents [...]

A study by European scientists confirmed something everyone already knew to be true: literacy is good for the brain. However, there are now images of the brain to scientifically prove the fact, and a sense of why this happens. Cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene, Director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit INSERM-CEA, France, and partners in [...]