Our bodies have to regulate many processes daily: temperature, hydration, mineral balance, sugar levels, and many more. When these regulating processes get out of whack, this can lead to diseases and other serious health complications. This is exactly what happens in diabetes, … [Read more...] about Scientists use diabetes medication to treat heart disease
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Doctors can see blood vessels in new ways with this technique
Imaging blood vessels is harder than you might think. Information about the surrounding structures and cells in the tissue have to be imaged multiple times, at multiple angles, and in multiple conditions. This layered process leaves scientists having to piece together separate … [Read more...] about Doctors can see blood vessels in new ways with this technique
Gene-therapy could treat leading cause of blindness
Throughout the past decade, it seems like science is getting closer to the reality of gene therapy. Here at The Optimist Daily, we’ve reported on a number of potential uses for the practice, including; curing blindness, reducing obesity, ending malaria, allowing cross species … [Read more...] about Gene-therapy could treat leading cause of blindness
Slow blood vessel oscillations could help prevent and even treat Alzheimer’s
While plenty of mystery still surrounds how exactly Alzheimer's takes hold in the human brain, scientists do have some good evidence to suspect a link between the advent of the disease and a toxic plaque called amyloid-beta. Now, new research from Massachusetts General Hospital … [Read more...] about Slow blood vessel oscillations could help prevent and even treat Alzheimer’s
Speed up your body’s ability to adjust to colder weather with this simple trick
Fall is here, and the mercury is falling in thermometers across the northern hemisphere. It's an uncomfortable situation to get used to, but the good news is you can hurry this process along. Scientific data gathered to understand acclimatization to cold came about in the 1960s. … [Read more...] about Speed up your body’s ability to adjust to colder weather with this simple trick