BY: NADIA ZAIDI One of the most important relationships is the one you have with your doctor. It could very much save your life. But when waiting rooms are swelling with sick people, doctors sometimes speed through check-ups, and can…
The next evolution of birth control is moving beyond the pill
In 1839, Charles Goodyear came up with a simple rubber invention that changed everything. Not the tire – that had already been around for years before. No, this small rubber flap was the world’s first condom: a simple, snug-fitting device…
‘Exercise pill’ boosts athletic endurance by 70 percent
Let’s be honest here for a moment – few people like exercise. Sure, it’s regularly touted as the be-all end-all for many of the modern health woes that plague our society. It’s clear that many of our health woes could…
The most effective herbs for sleep and relaxation
BY: JANE COLLINS Sleep is one of the things that every human being must have for survival. But, just because it is important does not mean that it always comes easy. With busy work and life schedules – and the…
Scientists have turned spinach leaves into human heart tissue
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS The lucrative field of genetically-engineered organs and organ transplants gets stranger every day. In 2006, researchers started implanting fully-formed pig hearts into baboons; with the help of heavy anti-rejection medication, the baboons and their new tickers…
Stem cells can now be gathered from urine samples
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Stem cell research is a controversial topic that is often vilified in the minds of the general public. This is in part because of the vast mainstream media coverage of the debates surrounding the use of embryonic…
A new breath test could save lives by speeding up cancer diagnosis
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT Nobody wants to hear that they’ve got bad breath, but a recent medical study suggests that it could save your life. The researchers found that a breath test they’d created could detect stomach and esophagus cancer with…
Researchers just found a treatment that will eliminate cavities and repair decaying teeth
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Who here actually likes getting a cavity? Few things are worse than the first twinges of pain that will alert you to the fact that something’s out of whack. Then there’s the trip to the dentist…
Scientists have found a new organ in the human body – here’s what you need to know
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS To know others, you must know yourself. Who hasn’t heard that before? But that old proverb has just taken an interesting turn in January 2017, when Irish scientists led by Dr. Calvin Coffrey of the University…
The world’s weirdest mammal could provide a new, effective treatment for diabetes
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS There’s no animal quite as memorable as the platypus. This slippery, aquatic holdover from the age of the dinosaurs sports an infamously improbable array of anatomical features that set it apart from just about every other…
3D printed micro-rockets will soon deliver drugs to your body
BY: LISA MICHAELS Recent experiments from research scientists at the Chemical and Biological Engineering department of the University of Sheffield, England have led to an exciting medical innovation. Their work has leveraged the use of new 3D inkjet printing technology…
This 8-year-old girl could be the greatest argument in favour of legalizing medical marijuana everywhere
By: JACK M. Her name is Charlotte Figi – Charlie to her friends – and for much of her little life she had suffered from a rare condition known as Dravet Syndrome, a form of epilepsy that gives rise to…
This bandaid could replace vaccinations and save millions of lives
BY MATTHEW CHIN The doctor’s office is always a source of anxiety and fear, especially when there are needles involved. Needles are undesirable, especially when immunizations can cost upwards of $200 if you are travelling. Fear and the cost of needles…
Graphene is a newly-discovered material that could replace plastic, steel, rubber and medicine.
BY: TJ MOREY With the advent of humans and the decline of humanity, we seem to have become our own Nostradamus—prophesying the doom of this planet we call home. Luckily, there are still individuals optimistic and innovative enough to (hopefully)…
Forget cancer and ebola: Antibiotic resistance is the world’s new major health yhreat
BY: The Plaid Zebra Are we returning to a medieval era where people will drop like flies from ordinary infections, where a child may not be able to survive a rusty nail through the foot or harsh bout of strep…
Garlic fights more than just vampires. It is also nature’s greatest antibiotic
BY: KATY WILLIS Hippocrates famously stated “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Turns out medical pioneers, Hippocrates, Galen, and Dioscorides had more than just Greece and badass beards in common—they also knew garlic was as a…