• FDA Approves Test That Could Help Detect Concussions Quickly

    FDA Approves Test That Could Help Detect Concussions Quickly

    The FDA has announced that they have approved a blood test that can quickly and reliably detect signs of a concussion.  Typically, when someone seeks medical care after a head injury, they’re subjected to a neurological test and/or a CT scan. The problem with that is that CT scans can only detect bleeding or swelling…

  • Study Shows How Genetics Play a Role in Mental Health Disabilities

    Study Shows How Genetics Play a Role in Mental Health Disabilities

    Mental health disabilities can be debilitating, and not just for the individual, but for friends and family members as well. Usually, mental health disabilities are shrugged off as being hereditary, and therefore there is nothing that can be done about it.  But there are actually two untrue statements in that last sentence.  To start, there…

  • Scientific First – Early Stage Human Egg Actually Grown in Lab

    Scientific First – Early Stage Human Egg Actually Grown in Lab

    In what appears to be a scientific first, researchers from the US and the UK have taken early-stage human egg cells and grown them into full maturity in the lab.  This is an incredible step in terms of what could eventually be big news for infertility treatments in women. This process in itself isn’t new. …