INSANE: 10 | Vintage Vibes

'Game-changer' for endometriosis patients as two new tests available on NHS

Patients currently face an average nine-year wait for a diagnosis

Evening Standard · Jul 6

New ‘game-changer’ tests for endometriosis given green light on NHS

The move has been made in a bid to dramatically cut the time it takes for women to be told whether they have the condition.

Evening Standard · Jul 6

Scientists Found Exactly How Deep Sleep Triggers the Hormone That Repairs Your Body

UC Berkeley mapped the brain circuit linking deep sleep to growth hormone. Now we know why poor sleep slows recovery — and what it means for shift workers, aging adults, and insomnia.

Medical Daily · Jul 6

5 Nutrient Deficiencies in Men That Quietly Drain Testosterone, Mood, and Performance

Zinc and testosterone: the direct line most men ignoreZinc is one of the few nutrients with a direct, documented relationship to testosterone synthesis. A 1996 study published in Nutrition (Prasad et al.) found that zinc restriction in healthy men caused testosterone levels to fall by nearly 75% over 20 weeks,…

Times Life · Jul 5

Hunting the tardigrade: one small step in sequencing DNA of all life on Earth

As this year’s invertebrate of the year competition launches, we join scientists studying last year’s winner

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4

Niacinamide and Indian Skin: Why Pigmentation Responds Differently and How to Use It Right

What Niacinamide Actually Does at the Cellular LevelNiacinamide, vitamin B3, works by blocking the transfer of melanosomes from melanocytes to keratinocytes. A 2002 study published in the British Journal of Dermatology by Hakozaki et al. showed that a 5% niacinamide formulation reduced hyperpigmentation and improved skin toning in Japanese women…

Times Life · Jul 4

6 Prostate Health Habits Every Indian Man Over 40 Should Build Into His Daily Routine

Eat More Cooked TomatoesThe lycopene in tomatoes, the antioxidant that gives them their red colour, is more bioavailable after cooking than raw. The Harvard Health Professionals Follow-up Study found that men who consumed tomato-based foods more than twice a week had a 23% lower risk of prostate cancer compared to…

Times Life · Jul 4

Scientists believed 'junk DNA' served no purpose but a new study says some of it actually helps stop cancer cells from growing

Junk DNA cancer study: Researchers from Arizona State University and an international team have found that so-called junk DNA molecules, known as long noncoding RNAs, gradually evolved over millions of years to integrate into ancient cellular pathways that regulate cancer. The study, published in Science Advances, may open new directions…

The Economic Times · Jul 2

Scientists 'Fully Engineer' World's First Cell Built from Scratch, as Experts Debate on What Counts as Life

Researchers have developed 'SpudCell', a synthetic cell capable of self-feeding, growth, and division, marking a milestone in synthetic biology and sparking debate over the definition of life.

International Business Times UK · Jul 1

Scientists claim they have developed world’s first man-made cell that can eat and grow

It was built from non-living chemical components but can replicate a biological cell’s life cycle

The Independent UK · Jul 1