Health & Medicine

E-cigarettes containing nicotine found to up heart attack risk

11 Sep 2017

Massachusetts off-road-vehicle law significantly reduces injuries, hospitalisations in children

11 Sep 2017

11 minutes of mindfulness training helps drinkers cut back

11 Sep 2017

Brief training in mindfulness strategies could help heavy drinkers start to cut back on alcohol consumption, finds a new UCL study

Using glucose to fuel drug delivery to the brain

09 Sep 2017

A new drug delivery system that autonomously navigates the body using its own glucose molecules has been developed and tested by a team of scientists

Children exposed to chemicals in 9/11 'dust' show early signs of risk of heart disease

09 Sep 2017

Aedes to Zika, an Infectious Journey

08 Sep 2017

Drawing exhaustively on research and scientific data, medical professionals Ishrat Syed and Kalpana Swaminathan have cut through the clutter of misinformation to present to lay readers a comprehensive biography of the Zika Virus, in their book, The Secret Life of Zika Virus

New device accurately identifies cancer in seconds

08 Sep 2017

A team of scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) has invented a powerful tool that rapidly and accurately identifies cancerous tissue during surgery

Link established between a molecular driver of melanoma and novel therapeutic agent

07 Sep 2017

Researchers develop cheaper, faster test for E. coli in drinking water

07 Sep 2017

What role do genome variations play in tuberculosis?

07 Sep 2017

Blood clot risk and other health problems may be tied to height: Study

07 Sep 2017

Gene mutations that increase type 2 diabetes risk also increase risk of heart disease: Study

06 Sep 2017

Zika virus kills brain cancer stem cells

06 Sep 2017

While Zika virus causes devastating damage to the brains of developing fetuses, it one day may be an effective treatment for glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer