Adults paying $10,500 for teenage blood
IN the quest to achieve eternal youthfulness, people are paying upwards of $10,500 to receive plasma transfusions from the blood of people ages 16 — 25.
Human Body
‘Tree Man’ cured of rare disease
A MAN who became world famous for his condition that caused bark-like warts to grow uncontrollably on his hands and feet has been cured in a world first.
$90,000 gamble for eternal life
WORK is set to begin on a NSW project to preserve life — but at $90,000 per person with no guarantee of success, is it worth it?
When tragedy turns you into a genius
A HANDFUL of people in the world have acquired superhuman talents through tragic accidents, and are now considered geniuses.
Woman’s strange talent cured by lightning
A WOMAN who could hear colours and taste words – known as synaesthesia – was “cured” after being struck by lightning. Or so she thought.
Gambling’s real addiction revealed
COMPULSIVE gamblers are hot-wired in a similar way to drug and alcohol addicts, with the same part of the brain active in cravings and addiction relapsing.
The woman who can plant fake memories
SHE’S not a hypnotist, but she can convince you that you’re a criminal or were traumatised as a child. Elizabeth Loftus has ways of making you think.
Your New Year’s resolution is pointless
AS A fan of being the devil’s advocate, I just wanted to reach out and advise you not to make a New Year’s resolution because you’re going to fail. Here’s why.
The deadly truth about Home Alone
THE Home Alone movies are quintessential viewing this holiday period and while entertaining, there are some massive flaws in the 90s classics.
‘Dark Ages’ of medicine coming
SCIENTISTS have been warning of an “antibiotic apocalypse”, and next year could mark a crucial tipping point.
‘The possibilities are endless’
AUSTRALIAN scientists have led a breakthrough in chemistry that could yield major advancements in healthcare and super computing.
Is this the bizarre cure for superbugs?
SUPERBUGS are a global crisis that could kill 10 million people a year by 2050. But researchers have come up with a surprising solution.
Why the ‘war on drugs’ needs to change
RICHARD Di Natale was a doctor before he entered the Senate. He treated so many people battling drug addiction – and thinks we’re treating them the wrong way.
What laser eye surgery really feels like
IF YOUR vision is terrible, you’ve probably thought about splashing out on laser eye surgery at some point. Here’s exactly what you can expect if you do.
Teen’s cryonics wish becomes reality
BRITAIN’s first frozen child is currently hanging upside in a $20 Walmart sleeping bag next to five other preserved corpses.
How MDMA changed my life
IT’S an illicit drug that can have a devastating impact on people’s lives. But this man took the risk, just once, and he was glad he did.
Dad’s heartache over frozen girl
THE father of a teenage girl who won a legal right to be cryogenically frozen after she died of cancer has told of his anguish after being unable to say goodbye.
Girl wins right to be frozen
SHE was dying from cancer and wanted another chance at life. So this 14-year-old did what very few teenagers would even consider doing.
China takes the lead in CRISPR race
THE first human trials of groundbreaking CRISPR technology could spark “a biomedical duel” between China and the US, scientist warn.
Worst superbug gene may be inbound
THE world’s most dangerous strain of bacteria found in superbugs could be en route to Australia and transmitted through touch.
‘It swung me back and forth like a dog’
A SURFER has returned to the water with a prosthetic replacement just weeks after a tiger shark ripped off his left leg.
Men want to get something off their chest
DESPITE the recent trend of the ‘dad bod’, more than 30,000 Aussie men battle depression and anxiety associated with the ‘man-boob’.
Zika could shrink a man’s testicles
NEW research has revealed that the Zika virus is not only very harmful to pregnant women, but also has devastating health effects for men.
New virus mutates for urban life
ZIKA. Chikungunya. We’d never heard of these just a few years ago. Now another nasty virus is escaping the jungles — mayaro — and it’s already infected 100,000.
An end to infertility?
SCIENTISTS have successfully fertilised an egg made from skin cells which could one day enable two men to create a baby.
Australian leukaemia breakthrough
AUSTRALIAN scientists could be one step closer to curing leukaemia after a major breakthrough in stem cell treatment.
‘We are living in The Matrix’
A PAIR of Silicon Valley billionaires are so convinced we’re living in a real-life Matrix that they are funding research aimed at discovering ways of escaping it.
UN mobilises to stop superbugs
THE United Nations has called for urgent action to combat super bugs in the face of a mounting death toll.
‘Vaginal rejuvenation’ is a thing
LET’S be honest, vaginas and lasers aren’t concepts you would think go hand-in-hand. Think again, because this business in Melbourne is booming.
Gay men could have babies together
SCIENTISTS have for the first time found it could be possible to conceive children using skin cells, paving the way for gay men to have babies with each other.
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