Health & Medicine

Tickling your ear could be good for your heart

01 Nov 2014

The technique works by stimulating a major nerve called the vagus, which has an important role in regulating vital organs such as the heart

Flexibility in disease outbreak management could save lives and money

01 Nov 2014

YouTube as peer support for severe mental illness

31 Oct 2014

People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder who use a popular social media website like YouTube can receive and provide naturally occurring peer support

Researchers to study Ebola survivors’ blood as potential treatment

31 Oct 2014

Using blood or plasma from patients who have recovered from Ebola has been identified by the WHO as one of the most promising strategies for treating the disease

IBM to help boost Cleveland Clinic's genomic research for cancer care pilot

31 Oct 2014

Clinical trial could change standard treatment for stroke

31 Oct 2014

When cancer meets fashion

31 Oct 2014

Are my muscular dystrophy drugs working?

30 Oct 2014

‘Endless possibilities’ for bio-nanotechnology

30 Oct 2014

Better chemotherapy through targeted delivery

By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 30 Oct 2014

Bipolar disorder discovery at the nano level

29 Oct 2014

Scientists find genetic variants influence a person’s response to statins

29 Oct 2014

A large analysis of over 40,000 individuals on statin treatment has identified two new genetic variants that influence how 'bad' cholesterol levels respond to statin therapy

Diet for your DNA

29 Oct 2014

Tiny, sound-powered chip to serve as medical device

29 Oct 2014

Using ultrasound to deliver power wirelessly, Stanford researchers are working on a new generation of medical devices that would be planted deep inside the body to monitor illness, deliver therapies and relieve pain

Pumpkins can ward off more than evil spirits

29 Oct 2014

Mapping blood flow with bubbles and ultrasound

28 Oct 2014

Diabetics less able to regulate body’s responses to stress

28 Oct 2014

Breakthrough in leukemia treatment comes at heavy cost

27 Oct 2014

Junk food ads online leading to obesity, other diseases: study

27 Oct 2014

Facebook users willingly spread marketing messages on behalf of food and beverage corporations when they click the "Like" button, with seemingly little incentive or reward required

2 top US research bodies team up to to personalise cancer medications

27 Oct 2014

Sunshine slows weight gain, study finds

27 Oct 2014

Exposure to moderate amounts of sunshine may slow the development of obesity and diabetes, a study suggests

New test could identify infants with rare insulin disease

27 Oct 2014

Scientists try old weapon against deadly new target

27 Oct 2014

With the Ebola crisis continuing unabated, Researchers hope brincidofovir, developed more than a decade ago,would succeed in slowing – if not stopping – the infectious, deadly and terrifying virus