It's now being testing in patients. Chemists have developed a new mild stimulant for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness. The first target is narcolepsy, a debilitating sleep disorder traditionally treated with habit-forming amphetamines. A new chemical process changes any blood into the universal type O, which can be given to anyone. Experts predict the process will revolutionzie the blood industry by creating a safer blood supply and potentially lowering medical costs.
Scientists say they have found evidence that humans can actually taste fat.
This discovery could lead to better tasting fat substitutes. It may also lead to a new method for controlling diet and appetite. A new kind of pacemaker is being implanted in epilepsy patients. The vagus nerve stimulator offers new hope for epileptics whose seizures can not be controlled with medication or brain surgery. Scientists say they may have found the first direct evidence of a link between secondhand smoke in the workplace and lung cancer.