Science magazine chooses for its section 2013 Breakthrough of the Year, the subject of cancer immunotherapy, claiming that this form of treatment has marked a “turning point”, as the human body’s own immune system is honed in to direct the fight against the cancerous cells. In the latest edition of Science magazine, the article by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel is dedicated to the theme... 

A new study demonstrates that those mothers who consume nuts during the pregnancy may have the babies with less likely involved with nuts allergy. The study conducted by American researchers suggests that early exposure in mother’s womb may develop natural tolerance to certain foods in baby. The researchers followed the health and diets of over 8,000 children and their mothers, according to the... 

Hundreds of thousands of people could soon get off the transplant waiting list as French doctors are celebrating the installation of a revolutionary artificial heart into a 75-year-old patient, paving the way for long-lasting robotic substitutes. The heart, which spent 25 years in the making and was produced by the French company Carmat, is somewhat of a technological marvel. The key differences with... 

A team of Australian and American scientists has developed a new chemical compound with the ability of reversing aging process tested in animal. The newly found drug like a youth elixir targets and reverses muscle aging while it can build up muscle tone, reduce inflammation and give mice more energy. The drug that conjures up the story of David Fincher’s movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button... 

Patients from around the globe are left confused after discovering alien implants in their body, and dye invisible to the naked eye on their skin. Material scientist Steve Colbern told the Voice of Russia that these unidentifiable implants and mystical dyes could be from extraterrestrial beings, as no tests can conclude what or where such strange markings have originated from. To put it lightly, Steve... 

Scientists have developed a method of 3D printing new skin cells onto burn wounds at Wake Forest University’s Military Research Center. The method is far superior to traditional skin grafts because regular grafts require skin from a donor site somewhere on the patient’s body. Taking skin from a donor site is painful and sometimes the patients do not even have enough unburned skin to transplant. Wake... 

A study has identified remarkable differences in the neural wiring of men and women that clarifies why males and females have different abilities at certain tasks. The study carried out at the University of Pennsylvania through observing the connectomes (a comprehensive map of neural connections in the brain) of both sexes revealed greater neural connectivity from front to back and within one hemisphere... 

The anthropological world was stunned when the recent genome study of the 24,000-year-old remains of a small Siberian boy revealed that the child was both part-Western European and modern Native American. This turns on its head the long-held notion that those who first settled the Americas (themselves descendants of Siberian populations) were related to East Asians, as well as raising questions as... 

Scientists have finally found a way to outsmart the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or rather, its ability to hide from the antibodies and immune cells. This is the quality that makes HIV so dangerous. However, researchers were able to find a way to create an effective cure for AIDS using the substance tacrolimus and finally win over the dangerous disease. The main difficulty against the human... 

Monsanto has denied that health problems in Argentina are caused by its pesticides, insisting that its products are safe. It rejects an AP report that it is to blame for an increase in cancer rates and birth defects. Reacting to an AP report investigating the effects of Monsanto products in Argentina, Monsanto called for more government control and attacked the credibility of the research. “If... 

Hacker warned medical devices could be accessed remotely for “mass murder”. Scientists are set to treat depression and headaches by implanting electrodes into people’s brains which alter the function of brain tissue by using electroconvulsive therapy to “reboot” the mind. “The more neurologists and surgeons learn about the aptly named deep brain stimulation, the more they are convinced... 

Scientists have reached a breakthrough in their pursuit of a universal vaccine for flu, which includes even future deadly strains. The answer lay within the human body itself, after eluding specialists for decades. The foundations for a possible revolutionary flu vaccine were discovered as part of a UK study following the 2009 swine flu pandemic. Scientists monitored the health condition of over 300... 

An international team of zoologists has identified a new genus of rat in the Moluccan province of Indonesia that represents a unique set of characteristics. The newly found animal was discovered on the Halmahera Island in Wallacea, an Eastern Indonesian region. Researchers believe that the species locally dubbed Halmaheramys bokimekot lives only in Wallacea region which has been named after the British... 

Remember scenes from horror movies where a character looks in the mirror and sees a completely unfamiliar face emerging out of it? Sometimes they see a reflection of a certain entity behind them. Where does this come from? Some explain this phenomenon by an optical illusion, others – deviations in the psyche, while others blame it on supernatural causes. Italian psychologist Giovanni Caputo... 

American scientists believe that the human brain can live for 200 years if it is regularly “fed” with nutrients. According to researchers, human beings may well live for two hundred years, but it requires a technology to replace old organs with artificial ones. In addition, one needs to watch closely not to let the body suffer from the lack of nutrients. It is worth saying that scientists...