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A former Mr. Universe, who is one of the tiniest winners of the body building contest, has turned 100 in India. Manohar Aich, who is 4 foot 11 inches tall, overcame grinding poverty and a stint in prison, to achieve body building glory in 1952. Aich says the secrets to…
If you want to heal faster, maybe you should get a kitty cat. According to the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, scientists have discovered that the purring of cats is a natural healing mechanism. This could explain why cats survive falling from high buildings and may have helped…
Boozy worms benefit from a double lifespan, says a new UCLA study. During an experiment designed to test reactions to cholesterol, worms were exposed to small amounts of ethanol, which was used to dissolve the cholesterol in the liquid around the worms. The scientists were surprised to find this doubled…
Scientists at Tufts University have found a way to cause tadpoles to grow eyes outside of the head area, suggesting organs can be made to grow by changing impulses in bioelectric current in cells.
MyBasis is a new company out of Silicon Valley has developed a watch that tracks all your vital health info moment to moment. This allows you to get a detailed snapshot of your health with a control panel that paints a picture of your health. The handsome watch which comes…
by David Bunnell Guest columnist Dietary supplements, which include vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, hormones and herbs can be a powerful addition to a nutritious diet. They come in pill, capsule, tablet, powder or liquid form and are generally, though not always, consumed after eating a meal. As much…
Want to enhance your vision with cyborg heads up display capabilities? Imagine a display built right into your contact lenses. That’s what scientists at Aalto University in Finland are working on. They have found a way to display a single pixel in a contact lens that receives a signal wirelessly. The…
The number of people living to age 90 and beyond has tripled in the past three decades to almost 2 million and is likely to quadruple by 2050. Read more in the Tuscon Citizen
Video: MIT developed sensor is left in a cancer tumor during a biopsy and it can send information back so doctors can see via an MRI if a drug therapy is working. Will be available within six years to be used in patients.
Scientists think DNA from very old healthy people may offer insights into how they lived such a long time. That could one day lead to therapies to help the everyone stay disease-free longer. And a foundation that gives scientists prizes to develop breakthroughs is helping. The X Prize Foundation, famous…
