Health & Medicine
Paralysed hand able to move again
22 May 2014
Cancer's potential on-off switch
19 May 2014
Harvard researchers use herpes virus to fight brain tumours
19 May 2014
Researchers have developed a new way to fight brain tumours by trapping oncolytic virus-loaded stem cells in a gel and then applying it directly to the malignancy
Another kick in the butt for smokers: your kids may follow your example
14 May 2014
A new study has found that kids exposed to smoking parents are more likely to develop the fatal habit themselves
Alcohol kills more than Aids: WHO
13 May 2014
According to figures released by the World Health Organisation on Monday, alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide each year, more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence combined
Chemotherapy timing is key to success
By By Anne Trafton | 12 May 2014
Some wives may be nagging their husbands to death – literally!
12 May 2014
Those with a penchant for nagging their spouses, or arguing with their bosses or co-workers, had better take warning
Bone marrow-on-a-chip unveiled
12 May 2014
The device could be used to develop safe and effective strategies to prevent or treat radiation's lethal effects on bone marrow without resorting to animal testing
Bioprinting a 3D liver-like device to detoxify the blood
10 May 2014
The device, which is designed to be used outside the body , much like dialysis, uses nanoparticles to trap pore-forming toxins that can damage cellular membranes and are a key factor in illnesses that result from animal bites and stings, and bacterial infections