Health & Medicine
Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs
11 May 2018
Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs
11 May 2018
Spinal fluid could be used to predict the progression of multiple sclerosis, study finds
10 May 2018
Researchers develop computer-designed, customised regenerative heart valves
10 May 2018
An international consortium has now reached a milestone in treating heart patients using new heart valves cultured from human cells
Frequent sauna bathing reduces risk of stroke
07 May 2018
Women who eat fast food take longer to become pregnant
04 May 2018
Women who eat less fruit and more fast food take longer to get pregnant and are less likely to conceive within a year, according to a study
Organic printing inks may restore sight to blind people
03 May 2018
A simple retinal prosthesis usescheap and widely-available organic pigments used in printing inks and cosmetics, and consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale
SWAT team of immune cells found in mother's milk
03 May 2018
Taxing sweet snacks may bring greater health benefits than taxing sugar-sweetened drinks
28 Apr 2018
The complicated biology of garlic
28 Apr 2018
Drug-filled, 3-D printed dentures could fight off infections
26 Apr 2018
The antifungal application could prove invaluable among those highly susceptible to infection, such as the elderly, hospitalised or disabled patients
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