Medicine
Schizophrenia As Whole-body Disorder – The 100-year-old Idea Only Now Being Proven
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
For some time, scientists have observed strong associations between schizophrenia and poor physical health.
Blood Test Reveals More Than 20 Types Of Cancer
Posted in Medicine on 1st Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
A new type of blood test that can detect more than 20 types of cancer, and even trace them back to their source.
Eko Raises $20 Million For AI Heart Disease Monitoring And Detection Solutions
Posted in Business, Medicine on 25th Sep, 2019
by Alex Muller
Heart disease is a silent and often costly killer. About 610,000 people die of it in the U.S. each year, putting it at the top of the leading causes of death for women and men.
The First Evidence That Drugs Could Turn Back The Clock On Our Biological Age
Posted in Medicine on 17th Sep, 2019
by Alex Muller
While not a massive change, the results caught the team off guard. “I’d expected to see slowing down of the clock, but not a reversal,” said Horvath. “That felt kind of futuristic.”
Microbiome Found To Influence Gut Serotonin Production And Blood Sugar Levels
Posted in Medicine on 17th Sep, 2019
by Alex Muller
“We found that the microbiome worsens our metabolism by signaling to cells in the gut that produce serotonin,”