17 – 23 October 2016 Stanford Medicine will build America’s first hadron therapy center Hadron therapy, which relies on beams of charged particles including protons and heavier ions such as carbon, is expected to increase cancer cure rates because it can be used to treat larger tumors or those resistant to conventional radiotherapy. Find source Mouse eggs …
10 – 16 October 2016 WHO warns that Zika virus is likely to spread in Asia Zika infections are “highly likely” to keep spreading in Asia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Hundreds of cases of the virus have been reported in Singapore. Find source Safety concerns blight promising cancer therapy A groundbreaking …
03 – 09 October 2016 The Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2016 Molecular biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the field of autophagy: the processes by which the cell digests and recycles its own components. Find source Human age limit claim sparks debate Analysis suggests …
25 September – 02 October 2016 TB drug designed for children launched in Kenya The world's first drug specifically designed to treat tuberculosis in children has been launched in Kenya. Every year, about a million children fall ill with TB, which is the world's deadliest infectious disease. Find source ‘Three-parent baby’ claim raises hopes — …
19 - 25 September 2016 Facebook couple aims to 'cure' all disease Famous owner of the scoial website Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have laid out plans to invest $3bn over the next 10 years with the not insignificant goal of tackling all diseases. Find source Science’s 1%: How income inequality …
12 – 18 September 2016 Bayer's $66bn takeover bid of Monsanto German chemical giant Bayer’s $66bn (£50bn) deals to buy controversial US agrochemical giant Monsanto and create the world’s largest seeds and pesticides company. Find source Making babies without eggs may be possible Scientists say early experiments suggest it may one day be …
05 - 11 September 2016 Pakistani scientists discover 30 new genes causing mental retardation A group of Pakistani researchers has discovered some 30 genes causing mental retardation in the local population, paving the way for preventive measures to reduce intellectual disabilities in the future generations. Find source Umeå researcher served a world first CRISPR meal For …
29 August – 04 September 2016 First DNA Sequencing in Space For the first time ever, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment performed by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins this weekend aboard the International Space Station. Find source London super-lab opens under cloud of Brexit The UK government and …
22 – 28 August 2016 Brain's chemical signals seen in real time Neuroscientists have invented a way to watch the ebb and flow of the brain's chemical messengers in real time. They were able to see the surge of neurotransmitters as mice were conditioned response to a sound. Find source GM mustard clears hurdle …
In this forth issue of third volume, Advancements in Life Sciences has published multidisciplinary scholarly research papers from fields of Biotechnology, Health, Microbiology and Molecular Biology. This time we focused Health section for an important study on terrorism related stress prevalence. All of the contents can be accessed openly. Enjoy reading! Volume 3, Issue 4 (25 August 2016) …
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