Health & Medicine
New drug-delivery capsule may replace injections
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 12 Nov 2014
Pill coated with tiny needles can deliver drugs directly into the lining of the digestive tract.
Dutch company Micreos launches first non-antibiotic treatment for MRSA, Staphefekt
08 Nov 2014
Micreos says Endolysin Staphefekt was the first such treatment available for human use on intact skin that had multiple benefits as compared to antibiotics
Could drugs designed to suppress appetite also treat addiction?
08 Nov 2014
Scientists are planning to investigate whether appetite-regulating hormones produced by the gut could reduce the urge to smoke and drink
Height linked to dementia risk
06 Nov 2014
Shorter men more prone to dementia: study
06 Nov 2014
Tiny carbon nanotube pores make big impact
06 Nov 2014
New lead for potential Parkinson’s treatment: Effects of high-risk Parkinson’s mutation are reversible
03 Nov 2014
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