Medicine - Health
20-year-old boy thought 160-year-old old man
Dean Andrews, who lives in Birmingham (England), suffers from a rare disease called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) - a genetic mutation that makes this 20-y…
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Medicine - Health
'TV enthusiasts' can stop death
According to a new study published Jan. 8, a drug discovered nearly four years ago to help muscle in lazy mice may also work to prevent sudden death from heat.
Medicine - Health
Why people do not have fingerprints?
When a Swiss woman entered the United States, she claimed that she and 9 of her family had no fingerprints. They began to undergo genetic analysis to determine the cause…
Medicine - Health
Transform human skin cells into brain cells
Cancer-causing genes can also transform normal healthy cells into identical cells of human embryonic stem cells, according to a new study.
Medicine - Health
The gene mutation turns people into 'wolves'.
Scientists have discovered a genetic mutation causing confusion that causes some people to become
Cancer
How does ultraviolet light cause skin cancer?
When cells make skin pigmentation reach and exceed the threshold of mutation due to sunlight, they can develop into tumors.
Cancer
For the first time, a case of terminal cancer is treated
A woman with end-stage colon cancer has been treated with new treatments. This is the first time a metastatic cancer has been successfully treated.