Angus Chen
Could a cup of yogurt replace a colonoscopy? Engineered bacteria can detect and deliver treatment for some pre-cancerous colorectal polyps
A cup of yogurt — containing engineered bacteria that can detect and deliver a treatment for colorectal polyps or cancer ...
Challenging taboos: How genetics of ‘race’ impact breast cancer treatments
Cinicians know the odds tend to be stacked against Black breast cancer patients. They have more dangerous and aggressive subtypes ...
1 in 7 breast cancer diagnoses are false alarms. How should that affect your decision to get a mammogram?
Catching cancer early in a mammogram can be life-saving — smaller tumors are easier to remove surgically, and therapy often ...
Can ‘flashing light and pulsing sounds’ counter the effects of Alzheimer’s?
Bathing patients in flashing light and pulsing sounds both tuned to a frequency of 40 hertz might reverse key signs ...
Baboons given heart transplants from genetically engineered pigs—humans could be next
In four adjacent enclosures transplantation researcher Bruno Reichart kept four happy baboons. … Most importantly, he says, they were healthy ...
Why curing the common cold is so difficult
The hunt for a cure for the common cold began in the 1950s, shortly after scientists discovered the primary group ...
Genetics may explain why elite divers of Southeast Asia can hold their breath so long
When a human is submerged in water, within seconds the body begins to reflexively adjust. The heart rate slows; blood ...
