Recent Episodes
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Celiac Disease Gets More Complicated
People with celiac disease are vigilant about avoiding gluten so they don't end up with painful GI issues, but it's not always foolproof. Scientists from four countries, including the US and Canada, have spent the past 6 years learning where in the gut the response to gluten begins and how.
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HPV Vaccines Result in Huge Drop in Cervical Cancer
Among the most common sexually transmitted diseases is the Human Papillomavirus or HPV. In 2006, a vaccine became available to protect against the cancers that develop from these viral infections. A new study shows since then, the vaccine has been effective at lowering cervical cancer cases. HPV is a group of more than 200 related viruses, and types 16 and 18 account for seventy percent of all cervical cancers.
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A Human Language Gene
What makes us unique in the animal kingdom is our highly evolved ability to communicate. Before humans developed complex languages, they learned to gesture. This stimulated the enhancement of areas in our brains related to language processing and development.
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A New Way to Treat Pain
So, Norbert has heard my complaints over the years – that I live with chronic pain. More than 50 million Americans are with you, Dave. It's tough. I use over-the-counter drugs such as ibuprofen. Steroids help too, but the pain returns. Now, after years of testing drugs on these sodium ion channels, a new class of pain drugs has been approved.
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The Importance of Bubbles
When we make a champagne toast, we're probably not thinking about the scientists who put the bubbles there. But in the heart of the champagne region in France are scientists who make up the Effervescence & Champagne team at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne . Who knew?
