| Serious Implications of Vitamin D Deficiency |
8/25/2010 |
| (Global News) Scientists have found that vitamin D influences more than 200 genes, including ones related to cancer and autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis -- a discovery that shows how serious vitamin D deficiency can be. |
| Not so Fast… Another Look at the Calcium Scare |
8/3/2010 |
| (ABC News) A recent report cast doubt on calcium supplements. While we don’t recommend aggressive calcium supplementation, it is important to realize there are shortcomings in this recent report. The study did not separate men and women, for example, who have very different osteoporosis and heart disease risk rates. Considering personal circumstances is essential. |
| Eat Fish Now, See Better Later |
7/21/2010 |
| (NaturalNews) People who eat fatty fish once a week or more have a lower incidence of AMD (age-related macular degeneration), the incurable and common cause of blindness in older adults. Fish lowered the associated risk by over 50%. |
| Dirty Electricity May Cause Type 3 Diabetes |
7/1/2010 |
| (NaturalNews) - New research credits electromagnetic pollution with causing a new type of diabetes. “Type-3 diabetics actually experience spikes in blood sugar and an increased heart rate when exposed to electrical pollution ("electropollution") from things like computers, televisions, cordless and mobile phones, and even compact fluorescent light bulbs.” |
| Damaging Radiation or Diagnostic Necessity? |
6/24/2010 |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Radiation from a single CT scan can expose a patient to as much as 400 times the radiation of one x-ray. Experts disagree on how to best protect the public without creating an avoidance of necessary imaging. |
| Welcome to Bridge Two! |
6/23/2010 |
| (New Scientist) Scientists used stem cell transplants to restore sight in 82 patients who had suffered chemical or heat burns resulting in blindness in at least one eye. Some of the transplants took place as long as 10 years ago. |
| Stem Cells Used to Restore Hearing |
5/13/2010 |
| Reuters - An estimated 15 percent of Americans between 20 and 69, have high frequency hearing loss caused by noise. In a mouse study, scientists coaxed stem cells into becoming cells for the tiny hairs deep in the ears. |
| Make a Muscle… in the Lab |
5/10/2010 |
| MIT Technology Review - Scientists have created a protein material that stretches like muscle fibers. The material achieves elasticity by mimicking the microscopic structure of a giant muscle protein called titin. |
| America Bombarded with Cancer |
5/6/2010 |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are bombarded with cancer causing substances even before they are born and cancer is the #2 cause of death in the United States. Where does it all come from? “The true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated,” according to governmental advisors. |
| Artificial Pancreas Performs Well |
4/14/2010 |
| EurekAlert - The pancreas, responsible for regulating blood glucose levels, has been modeled by researchers and tested in "the first study to test an artificial pancreas using both insulin and glucagon in people with type 1 diabetes.” Even after high carb meals, this man-made organ was successful at regulating sugar levels. |
| Personalized Cancer Treatment Coming Soon |
4/14/2010 |
| Physorg.com - No two tumors are alike, but genomics may be used to create customized treatment options. "We anticipate that in the not so distant future, partial or full cancer genomes will routinely be sequenced as part of the clinical evaluation of cancer patients," say the authors of this paper. |
| Terry on The Road |
3/12/2010 |
| Ray & Terry lecture all over the world about developments in health technology and the future of human aging. In the next few month, Terry will take part in several of the world's cutting edge health conferences... |
| GE’s Pocket Sized Ultrasound |
2/14/2010 |
| GeReports.com - Like a Star Trek “tricorder”, medical tools for diagnosis and treatment are becoming smarter, smaller, wireless, and more portable. Running intelligent software that can see patterns that the naked eye might miss, diagnostic tools like this super-small ultrasound will revolutionize access to healthcare. |
| In the Future, We May Grow Meat |
1/15/2010 |
| MSNBC.com - Scientists have 'grown' pork from stem cells in an effort to develop non-farming methods to produce food on a worldwide scale. Lab-engineered food, a concept that still seems a little 'icky,' offers many potential benefits. |
| Spices May Boost Health Status |
12/29/2009 |
| VitalChoice.com - Cinnamon has been shown to assist in glucose management. Oregano is a powerful antioxidant. Now, pepper and turmeric show anti-tumor signs in the test tube. Spicing things up may help preserve your health. |
