Health & Medicine
Blowing bubbles for cancer treatment
07 Jun 2018
Embolization — the use of various techniques to cut off the blood vessels that feed tissue growth — starves tumours of blood supply and nutrients is less invasive than surgery and typically involves injecting drugs or lodging nanoscopic beads directly into blood vessels
Inadequate sleep could cost countries billions
05 Jun 2018
Most popular vitamin, mineral supplements provide no health benefit, study finds
31 May 2018
A new study suggests most common vitamin and mineral supplements have no consistent benefit for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke or premature death
The rise of plaque in arteries
30 May 2018
Redefining the preconception period
30 May 2018
Lead exposure found to affect fertility rates
29 May 2018
Biologist advocates ecological approach to improving human health
28 May 2018
Chronic diseases like cancer, autoimmune disorders and obesity may ultimately vanquish the efforts of medical intervention unless people change their diet, a US biologist argues in a paper published this week
Tiny particles could help fight brain cancer
26 May 2018
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