Could a simple blood test detect Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear? New research from Resonant, a Utah biotech company that develops diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative diseases, suggests it may be possible. Researchers said its new test achieved 100% accuracy in identifying patients
The taking of selfies is now considered legitimately dangerous. A review by the University of New South Wales concluded that taking selfies could actually pose a “public health problem.” Referencing data from multiple peer-reviewed studies in both the U.S. and Australia since
Getting screened for type 2 diabetes could one day be as simple as speaking into your smartphone. Currently, gauging diabetes risk requires fasting, taking a blood test and waiting days for the results. In an effort to change that, researchers from Klick
Just two servings of red meat per week can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed. Swapping the red meat for plant-based proteins, by comparison, was linked to reduced
Prostate cancer patients could have a new treatment on the horizon. A new study published in the journal Nature has found that for some patients with treatment-resistant prostate cancer, a new process can “block” the messages that cancer uses to “hijack” white
It isn’t out of the ordinary for archaeologists to find ancient relics stashed away with their owners inside Egyptian tombs. The culture was based around the afterlife, with every person desperate to pass on to the next life without a hitch. To do
Ancient Greece is the source of some of the world’s most prized treasures. The civilisation was around for thousands of years, and its people were some of the most advanced of their time. Pumping money and resources into the arts and sciences,
Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking local fishermen for help. The organization is offering a bounty of $50 to anyone who harvests cobia fish in the month of September, the FWC shared on its website. If
Researchers in Israel have discovered “four 1,900-year-old, excellently preserved Roman swords” and a javelin head in a “small hidden cave” near the shoreline of the Dead Sea, the country’s antiquities authority announced Wednesday. The weapons were found near Ein Gedi after scientists went there
The loss of ice in one region of Antarctica last year likely resulted in none of the emperor penguin chicks surviving in four colonies, researchers reported Thursday. Emperor penguins hatch their eggs and raise their chicks on the ice that forms around