Staying awake during brain surgery? Surgeons in France investigated whether using hypnotherapy could be successfully performed in patients undergoing removal of brain tumor.
It s been a banner year here at The American Council on Science and Health. From covering the CRISPR revolution in biotechnology to helping thousands of people quit smoking to fighting chemophobia, we have been very busy promoting healthy living and fighting junk science.
Sodium restriction has been used to help treat heart failure for many years. But new data suggest that the strategy may not be effective in preventing either additional hospitalizations or death. Could it be that salt isn't the villain we've come to think it is?
Dr. David Shlaes, my former colleague at Wyeth, is one of the world's premier experts in antibiotic research and development. He and I have co-written an opinion piece entitled "Stop Giving Antibiotics to Cows, Pigs, and Chickens Now," that was just published in STAT- the online science site of the Boston Globe. This issue is both timely and critical.
Engineers at MIT in Boston are attempting to create the so-called Band-Aid of the future. The product is able to stretch and remain adherent, ideal for use on flexural surfaces of the body, like the elbow or knee.
Researchers in London have discovered the science behind the concept of a life without pain. Their work, using genetically modified mice, proved that the naturally-occurring opioid peptides they discovered were key to producing painlessness.
As the year winds down, we share with you some of our notable videos of the year; some made us laugh, some made us cringe, and some made us better advocates for sound science.
A Swedish engineer believes electronic devices can someday be used to monitor and treat the body, day in, day out. He foresees a future in which humans are wired up like cars, with sensors that form a similar early-warning system. Meanwhile, there are others also working towards similar goals.
Here are stories and events that had a major impact in culture from 2015.
America's huge addiction problem stems from the use of opioid narcotics, such as oxycodone (Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin). But attempts to limit access to these drugs have had unintended consequences. And as the pills become harder to get and more expensive, heroin use is growing. Here an overview of a big mess.
