New wave of online peer review and discussion tools frightens some scientists Chris Lee, arstechnica.com Sites like Publons and PubPeer hope to quicken the pace of scientific conversation. PublonsEarlier this year, I wrote a story about a new HIV/Aids detection kit that was under development. Since that time, the same group has published two more … Continue reading PubPeer, PubLons online peer review sites shake up science publication
Chilly temperatures foster cancer growth in mice Ars Staff, arstechnica.com Flickr user Duncan HillAt low temperatures, the human body has a hard time. As the cold sets in, blood vessels constrict to maintain heat, and some body parts—like fingers and toes—begin to suffer. Metabolism ramps up to fight the cold and shiveri… http://flip.it/Trhjf Related articles … Continue reading Evolutionary medicine: cold temps increases cancer growth in mice
What Health Care Needs Is a Real-Time Snapshot of You Daniela Hernandez, wired.com Healthcare can be a very slow-moving beast. Getting something as seemingly easy as a basic metabolic panel or an HIV test done can take days. That’s a problem because while the lab was working its slow magic, your body was … http://flip.it/iJ4KW … Continue reading What healthcare needs is a real time snapshot of you
Electric Brain Stimulation Helps Rats With Spinal Cord Injuries Walk | Popular Science popsci.com Lab Rat Janet Stephens via Wikimedia Commons Stimulating a set of neurons deep in the brain has allowed rats with severe spinal cord injuries to walk almost normally again, a group of Swiss researchers reports in Science… http://flip.it/MvMj5 Related articles Drug … Continue reading Electrical brain stimulation helps rats with spinal cord injuries walk
Unlikely Multiple Sclerosis Pill On Track To Become Blockbuster by Scott Hensley, npr.org There aren’t very many drugs that are also, essentially, industrial chemicals available in railroad-car volumes, pharmaceutical chemist Derek Lowe noted on his blog, In The Pipeline, this spring. But there are a few. One is lithium… http://flip.it/q4X0F Related articles [WATCH]: Multiple Sclerosis … Continue reading Finding next MS drug in common industrial chemical, lithium carbonate
Gross alert: This guy has eaten only raw meat for the past five years Holly Richmond, grist.org ViceDerek Nance.If you slide waaaay down from the Paleo diet on the weird scale, you find Derek Nance. Dude’s been solely subsisting on raw meat for almost six years and, according to Vice, has “never been healthier”:Five years … Continue reading Derek Nance eats only raw meat for 5 years
Numerate Trains Its Drug Design Platform On Huntington’s Disease Bernadette Tansey, xconomy.com Bernadette TanseyThe path toward a breakthrough drug often starts with a new insight about the molecular cause of an illness, but only a few of these discoveries lead to new treatments. Steven Finkbeiner at the Gladstone Institutes in San… http://flip.it/Ivquf Related articles Drug … Continue reading Numerate applies big data to drug design
New cancer treatment beats chemotherapy without the toxic side effects. Related articles US Scientists Find That Chemotherapy Boosts Cancer Growth (realfarmacy.com) Eating Raw Garlic Twice A Week Reduces Cancer By 44 Percent - Better Than Chemotherapy (wakingtimes.com) Garlic Oil May Reduce Adverse Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy (medindia.net) Scientists Make Another Obvious Discovery: Chemo Causes … Continue reading New cancer treatment beats chemotherapy without the toxic side effects
Family planning as fertile ground for startups? Clue is the latest entrant — Tech News and Analysis. Related articles This app can help you get pregnant (venturebeat.com) 5 Things Startups Should Know Before Starting (business2community.com) Max Levchin's Glow nabs $6M to get women pregnant and rethink health insurance (gigaom.com) The next big mhealth opportunity is … Continue reading Family planning as fertile ground for startups? Clue is the latest entrant
The Future Of Therapy: $5 Million On Breakthrough - Forbes. Related articles Psychotherapy via the Internet as good as if not better than face-to-face consultations (medicalxpress.com) Forbes: 14 Things Successful People Do On The Weekends (bagladyboutiqe.wordpress.com)
Why health care needs Apple Christina Farr, venturebeat.com Apple has a huge opportunity to innovate in digital health. The Silicon Valley technology giant has yet to confirm any new health and fitness gadgets — including its hotly anticipated “iWatch.” If you were hoping yesterday’… http://flip.it/mxJnO Related articles Is Apple Moving Into Digital Health? (inc.com) Samsung … Continue reading Why healthcare needs Apple
5 Sure-Fire Routes to Freelancing Success Lynn Dixon, mashable.com In today’s shaky economy, freelancing is on the rise. In the U.S. alone, one in three workers are now doing freelance work. That’s 42 million Americans going without employer health insurance, 401(k) plans and flexible spending accounts.But it’s n… http://flip.it/xrdcp Related articles 5 Sure-Fire Routes to … Continue reading Tips for freelance success
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