In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said. The scientists engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV virus and cuts it out of the infected cell, according to the study [...]
*A sales clerk displays a bottle of a skin care lotion and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (L) in Tokyo. Doctors in the US are studying ways to implant RFID tags in humans as a way to store medical data.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)* Doctors could soon be storing essential medical information under the skin of their [...]
Four percent of US adults have never had sex in their lives, and the figure climbs to 12 percent in the case of Mexican-Americans, according to an official survey out on Friday. “Approximately 96 percent of adults age 20-59 years have had sex, with the age group 20-29 having the lowest percent (91 percent),” the [...]
Vetoing a stem cell bill for the second time, President Bush on Wednesday sought to placate those who disagree with him by signing an executive order urging scientists toward what he termed “ethically responsible” research in the field. Bush announced no new federal dollars for stem cell research, which supporters say holds the promise of [...]
A Canadian study has confirmed what parents have long suspected: dating, sexual activity and substance use seem to make teens feel older than they really are. And, as adolescents get older, the gap between their chronological age and their self-perceived age widens. Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, with assistance from the University [...]
On the eighth day of her son’s life, Julia Query welcomed friends and family to celebrate his birth and honor their Jewish heritage. But there was no crying, no scalpel, no blood, no “mohel” — the person who traditionally performs ritual circumcisions in the Jewish faith. In fact, Elijah Rose’s “bris” differed markedly from the [...]
How much does circumcision alter what a man ultimately feels? Scientific studies aiming to answer this question have been inconclusive. Now researchers prodding dozens of male penises with a fine-tipped tool have found that the five areas most receptive to fine-touch are routinely removed by the surgery. The finding, announced today, was detailed in the [...]
No matter how meek they might appear, most people are endowed with the same self-confidence, new research reveals. For some, however, that confidence is buried deep inside. Within the United States as well as across cultures—and stereotypes—all individuals hold a positive inner confidence. “A given person with high implicit [or inner] self-esteem may be outwardly [...]
A Trainer Gives Tips To Avoid The Bad Stuff Many people work out and eat healthy, but still can’t drop the weight. As it turns out, it’s those “healthy foods” that could be sabotaging people’s diets. Many fat-free foods claim to help dieters lose weight, but in reality, it could be many of those products [...]
Tapes show operators ignored pleas to send ambulance to L.A. hospital LOS ANGELES – A woman who lay bleeding on the emergency room floor of a troubled inner-city hospital died after 911 dispatchers refused to contact paramedics or an ambulance to take her to another facility, newly released tapes of the emergency calls reveal. Edith [...]
