The Medical Thread

3D printed prosthetics are the future, including a pretty cool picture of some of the models thus created.

Chemists achieve new technique with profound implications for drug development: Pure batches of 'one-handed' molecules

Sunshine may slow weight gain, diabetes onset, study suggests

Ancient Europeans intolerant to lactose for 5,000 years after they adopted agriculture

Biochemical cause of seasonal depression (SAD) confirmed by researchers

Researchers discover how microbes build a powerful antibiotic

New nanodevice to improve cancer treatment monitoring

A Breathalyzer for dolphins?

Emergent behavior lets bubbles 'sense' environment

Dietary cocoa flavanols reverse age-related memory decline in mice

Breakthrough in molecular electronics paves way for new generation of DNA-based computer circuits

Menopausal symptoms may be lessened with young children in the house

One drop will do: Researchers develop simple new test for vitamin B12 deficiency

First atlas of body clock gene expression informs timing of drug delivery

Activity in dendrites critical in memory formation

Well, I've always been interested in medical stuff because I personally know a lot of hospitals I've been to, you could call me a walking textbook of medical conditions, but I was wondering if there is any progress on how to diagnose some digestive and neurological disorders yet.

edited 28th Oct '14 2:13:40 AM by sabrina_diamond

Imaging the genome: Cataloguing fundamental processes of life

Which conditions, and what's your timeframe when you ask about recent developments?

edited 28th Oct '14 6:19:59 PM by Pyrite

Algal virus found in humans, slows brain activity

Scientists resurrect 700-year-old viruses

Is this how the new plague happens? Ancient ass virus from Caribou poop kills us all?

Scientists Identify Genes Associated With Violent Crime

Study finds brain abnormalities in chronic fatigue patients

Hallelujah: we've been trying to tell people this for years. <_< Evidence for brainfog? Just went up.

Heavy drinking in adolescence associated with lasting brain changes, animal study suggests

Liberal or conservative? Reactions to disgust are a dead giveaway

Scientists make enzyme that could help explain origins of life

First detailed picture of a cancer-related cell enzyme in action on a chromosome unit

Learning New Words Activates The Same Brain Regions As Sex And Drugs

Scientists generate first human stomach tissue in lab with stem cells

Parasite-schizophrenia connection: One-fifth of schizophrenia cases may involve the parasite T. gondii

In autoimmune diseases affecting millions, researchers pinpoint genetic risks, cellular culprits

Tiny carbon nanotube pores make big impact

High milk intake linked with higher fractures and mortality, research suggests

'Treasure in saliva' may reveal deadly diseases early enough to treat them

Have you now? Do elaborate.

Yeah, these kind of articles have been popular in pop science media for a while now. I'd like a well-informed skeptic who's qualified in the relevant fields to poke some holes in them, because I don't feel these articles are balanced.

"Balanced"?

Pop science is prone to propagating to ultra-simplistic, reductionist explanations (especially ones that appeal to people's pre-existing prejudices) with unskeptical boosterism that doesn't usually give proper perspective.

Why humans are less well-endowed than chimps

Got charisma? Depends on your voice

Identifying the source of stem cells

Biology meets geometry: Describing geometry of common cellular structure

@ Pyrite I'm talking about conditions of the brain and IBS and timeframe is from 2012-2014

Why scratching makes you itch more

Toddlers copy their peers to fit in, but apes don't

Sadness lasts longer than other emotions