Possible diabetes cure discovered
RESEARCHERS in the US say they have made a major breakthrough in tackling diabetes, curing the condition in mice without any side effects.
Human Body
French fries really are killing you
GOLDEN. Warm. Crunchy, yet soft … many find french fries the ultimate irresistible temptation. But now we know they double your chances of death.
Cancer drugs that grow in your body
IMMUNE therapy is the hottest trend in cancer care, creating “living drugs” that grow inside the body into an army that destroys tumours and “melt away” cancer.
Company offers $11k for young blood
IT featured on a hit US comedy TV show, but now it’s happening in real life. And about 100 people have already signed up.
Science ‘test’ leaves teens in agony
THIS is a science experiment like no other. And it had these teens writhing in pain and screaming — for the whole world to see.
Insane new ‘soundwave’ tattoo trend
TATTOO fans are being told they can get up to a minute of sound permanently inscribed on their skin … but is it just a hoax?
Artificial womb could grow preemie babies
AN ARTIFICIAL womb has been successfully used to incubate baby lambs and scientists hope the technology will soon be used to grow premature human babies.
Potential pill to fight superbugs
A SO-CALLED edible ‘CRISPR pill’ could soon replace antibiotics and help combat the spread of superbugs, a food scientist says.
Unleashing gut bacteria to kill lethal bone-eating superbug
A BONE-EATING superbug named by the World Health Organisation as one of the three most dangerous antibiotic-resistant threats to humans may be foiled by a turbocharged E.coli gut bug.
Deadly brain-invading worm attacks
ATTACKS by a terrifying worm parasite known as rat lungworm, which burrows inside a human victim’s skull, have health experts worried.
Disturbing nutritional guide for cannibals
WHEN early humans, including our species, ate their own kind it was more likely for ritual purposes than for a nourishing meal.
‘I need to become a virtual person’
IN A bid to avoid the fate of his late father, this desperate Aussie has penned an open letter to a tech billionaire with a truly bizarre request.
Workers implanted with microchips
EVERYTHING from toilet breaks to what they eat for lunch is recorded at this company that has implanted staff with tiny microchips under the skin.
The simple mistake that unleashed death
WHEN people started dying in this Russian city, authorities claimed they had eaten tainted meat. The truth was far more sinister.
Scientists discover phenomenon
SCIENTISTS have discovered a surprising, simple and free way we can all increase our level of happiness.
Elon Musk’s crazy new company
THE so-called real life Tony Stark has quietly launched a company effectively designed to turn us into cyborgs and merge our brains with computers.
Reason for most cancer cases
LIFESTYLE and environmental factors have long been thought to contribute to cancer, but new research points the finger at a different, more frustrating culprit.
Reconstructing the face of a killer
DARLENE Krashoc’s murder almost 30 years ago was a cold case but investigators may have found a way to catch her killer.
Unknown secrets of yoga unlocked
IT has long been seen as a workout for the mind, but a groundbreaking Adelaide study has found that yoga can actually alter the function of DNA.
‘The biotechnology trial of the century’
AS A major patent battle is settled, concern of designer babies and the creation of super humans remains.
Weapon of choice for assassinations
THE mysterious death of Kim Jong-un’s brother is not the first time poison has been used to kill. A mafia hitman and Russian spies know its deadly power.
Live cockroach stuck in woman’s skull
IT’S the stuff horror stories are made of. A live cockroach that crawled into a woman’s skull and stayed for 12 hours has been removed by doctors.
What goes on inside a crematorium
WHAT goes on behind the scenes of a crematorium? From measuring fires to replacement body parts that survive the heat — it’s never dull.
Have we been lied to about weed?
THE world’s most comprehensive study into marijuana has delivered some controversial findings, including on the link between the drug and cancer.
Sad answer to daughter’s request
A MAN suffering from syndrome which left him unable to speak, move or blink has a very strong feeling about his child’s partner.
Identical twin study shows stress of space
IT’S a forgone conclusion that humankind will leave Earth in a bid to colonise space, but will our bodies be able to cope?
Scientists make pig/human hybrid babies
SCIENTISTS have grown human cells inside pig embryos in a major breakthrough some ethicists have described as downright “creepy”.
Printable human skin is here
SCIENTISTS create a prototype for a 3D bio-printer that is capable of printing functional human skin.
Tongue tattoos are now the latest craze
THIS bizarre tattoo trend is giving new meaning to the term tasteful ink. And it’s not as painful as you would expect.
Humans literally frozen in time
INSIDE a remote desert facility, hundreds of human bodies lie frozen in capsules, each waiting for their second life to start.
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