Aug 08
Season 14 shakeups continue.
Aug 08
Aug 08
This is plunging, colorful vacation outfit goals.
Aug 08
We haven’t seen much of our friend Samus Aran in recent years, but that’s all about to change with the release of Metroid: Samus Returns on the 3DS. After a release schedule that only saw the launch of Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Metroid: Other M – two only so-so Metroid games – in nearly the last decade, Metroid fans … Continue reading
Aug 08
“As soon as I saw it I just started laughing. It’s one of the funniest ‘bloopers’ I’ve ever seen.”
Aug 08
Warning: Spoilers ahoy. This week’s Game of Thrones episode wasn’t dampened by hacking or leaks, mainly because the “Loot Train” battle was so spectacular. The producers have posted a new YouTube breakdown (below) showing how the VFX and stunt team u…
Aug 08
Instagram has been enjoying a blockbuster of a year. It hit the 700-million-user mark in April, and last week the service celebrated the first anniversary of Stories — the Snapchat clone that now has 250 million daily users. The amount of time peopl…
Aug 08
The EPA and the administration might not be fans of climate science, but government scientists from 13 federal agencies have concluded that Americans are feeling the effects of climate change right now. According to the draft report obtained by The N…
Aug 08
Mazda has made the announcement car manufacturers have been working towards for years: it’s releasing the first commercial compression-ignition gasoline engine. Dubbed SkyActiv-X, the engine will be available in 2019 and promises up to 20-30% more en…
Aug 08
As advanced as science and technology have gotten, there are still some diseases that scientists have yet to discover a full cure for, such as type-1 diabetes which is something that is more “managed” than cured. However it looks like researchers at ViaCyte could be getting close and have since created what they’re calling a “functional cure”.
Basically this involves a therapy based on stem cells where insulin can be released into the patient’s body when needed. For those unfamiliar with type-1 diabetes, it is a condition in which the person’s pancreas produces too little or no insulin, which means that those who suffer from it will have to constantly monitor their glucose levels and take supplemental insulin, which can sometimes be difficult especially when traveling.
However before we get too excited, it seems that this research is still in its early stages. The first round of clinical trials was conducted to see if the stem cells could fully grow into the cells necessary to produce insulin. The good news is that the trials were successful, but the bad news is that the number of cells within the implants weren’t enough to treat actual patients.
ViaCyte is quick to point out that this is by no means a full cure as it does not address or treat specific causes of the condition. It will also require patients to take immunosuppressive drugs to protect the created cells from their own body’s immune system, but we guess at least it is a step in the right direction.
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