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The First Completely Artificial Protein Switch That Can Work Inside Living Cells To Modify, Or Even Commandeer The Cell’s Complex Internal Circuitry Has Been Created By Scientists. The Cell, Called “Latching, Orthogonal Cage/Key pRotein (LOCKR),” Could Enable Scientists Interact With Living Cells, Enabling New Methods For Treating Diseases Like Cancer.

A New Drug Implant, Designed To Prevent HIV Infection In High-Risk People Like The Gays, Has Been Developed. The Drug, 10x More Potent Than Any Antiretroviral Medication, Works By Providing Continuous Dose High Enough To Shield Against HIV For A Year, Overcoming Limitations Of Adhering To The Once/Day Pill Regimen Of Truvada.

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One Of The Most Widely Used Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies (ACTs), Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, Globally Recommended By WHO For Treating Malaria, Is Found To Be Failing In Southeast Asia. Though Worrisome, This Comes As No Surprise As Southeast Asia Is Known For First Hatching Drug-Resistant Malaria. Hmm!

Mutant…

A Recent Study Is Indicating A Correlation Between Sexual Activity And Parkinson’s Disease Progression. The Study Indicated That Dominantly Men Who Were Sexually Active Were Found To Display Less Severe Motor Disability. The Study Was Conducted Over 24 Months On Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease Participants With Average Age Of 57.

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Scientists Have Innovated A New And Probably The Most Effective Method To Kill Disease Spreading Mosquitoes. But It May Be Too Expensive To Scale Up. The Method, Applied In China, Uses Radiation Sterilization And Virus-Fighting Bacterium Infected Male Mosquitoes To Kill 83-94% Of Disease Spreading Females/ Year.

Scientists find new…

A New Study Has Determined That People, Especially Women, Who Excessively Use Hand Sanitizers And Soap Are Likely Prone To An Increase Risk Of Developing A Bone Disease Known As Osteoporosis. And This Is All Thanks To The Commonly Used Antimicrobial Chemical Called Triclosan Used In Making These Products. Hmm!

Excess Use Of Hand…

Targeting Gene MYC, A Cancer Tumor Growth Driver In All Cancer Types, Has Been Challenging. Fortunately, The Discovery And Incorporation Of Novel Set Of MYC Promoter, G-quadruplex Stabilizers, Into Existing Topoisomerase I Inhibitors Could Make G-quadruplex Stabilizers More Effective Anticancer Agent In Treatment Of Almost All Cancers.

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Researchers At The University of Washington, To Help Solve Communication Problems, Have Created A Tetris-Like Game, Known As BrainNet, Which Telepathically Moves Shapes On A Computer Screen With The Use Of Thoughts, Translated Via Electroencephalography Caps And A Computer, Between A Reciever And Senders Brains.

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Nerve Transfer, A Technique Used To Reactivate Paralysed Muscles, Was For The First Time Used Extensively In The Treatment Of Spinal Cord Paralysed Patients, Helping To Restore Hand Movements. Nerve And Tendon Transfer/Muscle Reassignment May Have Limitations, But They Are Cost-Effective Ways To Treat Paralysis.

Pioneering surgery…

A Strain Of The Natural Occurring Common Cold Virus, CVA21, Administered Via Catheter, Was Used In The Treatment Of Bladder Cancer, Completely Removing The Cancer In 1 Out Of The 15 Patients. The Treatment Technique, Compared To Existing Treatments, Seem To Be Minimally Invasive With Relatively Small Side Effects. Cool!

Common Cold…