Young Blood Startup Ambrosia Halts Anti-Aging Treatments After FDA Warning

Until this week, Ambrosia charged $8,000 for a single liter of blood plasma from young donors.

The cost of looking good: Experts warn cosmetic testers carry disease

It's not unusual for someone to try out a product first before heading to the cashier to pay for it, especially if there's a tester for the item. However, would you still...

New material made from recycled plastic bottles could help reduce water...

Singaporean researchers have come up with a new incentive for people to recycle disposable PET plastic bottles instead of just throwing them away. They can turn the plastic...

Exposure to phthalate plasticizer chemicals found to increase allergies in...

Once hailed as one of the most transformative inventions in modern history, plastic's reputation has taken a severe hit in recent years as more information comes to light about...

Mayer-Davis selected as member of 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced the appointment of 20 nationally recognized scientists to serve on...

Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Surgery in Your 40s

Cosmetic surgery is becoming more prevalent among 40-somethings than ever before. The upward trend amongst this age group may stem from our culture's obsession of staying...

Virus linked to cancer takes over ‘cellular mail' to alter tumor environment

A UNC Lineberger study, led by Dirk Dittmer, PhD, reports the Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus can commandeer a system involved in how host cells can affect changes in...

CRISPR gene editing makes stem cells 'invisible' to immune system

UNC School of Medicine researchers from the lab of J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD, are co-authors of study on the creation of pluripotent stem cells that avoided transplant...

Dr. Carl Pearl Featured on "Informed" TV Series