The key to old age?
Scientists are studying the DNA of 115-year-old Shelbyville, Ind., resident Edna Parker, the world’s oldest living person, to hopefully unlock the secrets to a long life.
Maybe a KO for HPV
A synthetic vaccine in the form of a nasal spray has proven highly effective in safeguarding against the human papillomavirus in mice, suggesting that humans may soon have protection against the catalyst of genital warts and a cause of cervical cancer.
Urine the know
A study of more than 4,000 urine samples taken from individuals around the world indicates that people of different countries have vastly different metabolisms, regardless of any genetic similarities.
