Botox Can Relieve Painful Spinal Headaches

Low cerebrospinal fluid headaches can be debilitating. Commonly, a lumbar puncture results in an internal fluid leak in the spine. The brain sags as the fluid leaks out. For many patients suffering from low CSF headaches, pain can be disabling. Currently available therapies are not totally effective. The only relief is from lying down. This [...]

Safe Drinking Water from Diesel Exhaust

A new condensation process being developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory can recover water from burning diesel fuel. The process is efficient enough that it can produce up to 85% of water per unit of diesel while removing contamination and impurities making the water suitable for human consumption. The approach could also be adapted for [...]

Nuclear Accident? Algae Might Help

Recent scientific discovery could lead to efficient and effective clean up of nuclear accidents and radioactive spills like that of the Fukushima nuclear facility in Japan. It is known that algae can secrete drugs and biofuels but the research at Northwestern University has identified that the common algae, closterioum moniliferum, can turn strontium into crystals. [...]

Paralyzed Man Started To Move After Implant to His Spine

After four years of being paralyzed, Rob Summers, 25, finally gained the freedom to move after a successful implant operation of a group of doctors in Louisville, Kentucky. Summers encountered a car accident in 2006 leading to his paralysis from chest all the way down to his feet. After three years of physical theraphy, his [...]

Endeavour Space Shuttle Launch Will Be Watched By Many

Aside from the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the launch of space shuttle Endeavour will be watched by a lot of people. On Friday, at 3:47 p.m. at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Endeavour will embark on its final mission, and mark NASA’s second to last shuttle mission before the [...]

Leprosy Linked to Armadillos According to Study

A new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine points to Armadillo as the likely culprit behind the sudden increase of the number of leprosy cases in South America. Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is characterized by disfiguring skin lesions and peripheral nerve damage. The disease has been around since Biblical times, and was [...]

Smart Chip Signals Out Chronic Pain

Patients suffering from serious chronic pain would try about anything just to get a break from hurting so much. But would they opt for an implanted device that can intercept and block pain signals on its way to the brain? Researchers in Sidney, at the National ICT Australia (NICTA) have designed a smart chip housed [...]

No More Cavities Thanks to a Plaque Inhibitor Enzyme

Dutch researchers have discovered a way to fight tooth decay and cavities by adding an inhibitor to toothpaste or even to the food we eat. In identifying the character and structure of the enzyme making the plaque adhere to the teeth surfaces, they have discovered an approach to intensify the battle against dental caries. By [...]

Skin Gel Contraceptive: A Better Alternative to the Pill

Good news to women using birth control pills but are unhappy with its known side effects of illness, weight gain or a subdued sexual drive. A new topical contraceptive gel that acts similarly as the pill when rubbed daily on the shoulders, arms, legs or abdomen may prove to be their best option. Just like [...]

Alternative Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis

A man, 28 years old, started having bloody bowel movements. He was having 10-15 bloody bowel movements a day. His gastroenterologist has given him high doses of steroids, but because of severe side effects, he could take only for limited periods of time. Soon, he became so sick that he had to quit his job. [...]

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