Health & Medicine

New pill by AstraZeneca shown to delay lung cancer progression by more than a year

20 Apr 2015

New pill by AstraZeneca shown to delay lung cancer progression by more than a year

20 Apr 2015

Electroconvulsive therapy changes key areas of the brain that play roles in memory and emotion

20 Apr 2015

Research links HIV to age-accelerating cellular changes

18 Apr 2015

Brain tumours may be new victims of Ebola-like virus

18 Apr 2015

Brain tumours are notoriously difficult for most drugs to reach, but Yale researchers have found a promising but unlikely new ally against brain cancers — portions of a deadly virus similar to Ebola

Polio vaccination with microneedle patches receives funding for patch development, clinical trial

18 Apr 2015

New Incisionless Surgery to Treat Enlarged Prostate

16 Apr 2015

Acetaminophen reduces both pain and pleasure, study finds

16 Apr 2015

Microbes help produce serotonin in gut

16 Apr 2015

Cigarette smoke makes superbugs more aggressive

15 Apr 2015

Cigarette smoke strengthens antibiotic-resistant superbug Staphylococcus aureus by altering their cell walls in such a way that they are better able to repel antimicrobial peptides and other charged particles

Italian surgeon to attempt world’s first head transplant

14 Apr 2015

A terminally ill man is seeking a new body for his head. And an Italian doctor has decided to perform the controversial but, if it succeeds, potentially path-breaking operation

Study finds alarming increase in incidence of back pain in young adults

14 Apr 2015

Study shows wearing high heels causes damaged joints in women

14 Apr 2015

Research shows dogs can sniff out prostate cancer with over 90% accuracy

13 Apr 2015

Researchers deliver large particles into cells at high speed

11 Apr 2015

Researchers have created a tool that delivers nanoparticles, enzymes, antibodies and bacteria into cells at the rate of 100,000 cells per minute

Researchers discover why drug for severe COPD becomes less effective in patients over time

11 Apr 2015

Erectile dysfunction and low sex drive inadequately reported in hair loss drug trials for men

11 Apr 2015

California drought leads to 10-year peak in West Nile Virus

10 Apr 2015

Researchers master gene editing technique in mosquito that transmits deadly diseases

10 Apr 2015

Using sound waves to detect rare cancer cells

By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 10 Apr 2015

HIV: New antibody therapy shows promise in suppressing infection in first human trial

09 Apr 2015

The research results bring fresh optimism to the field of HIV immunotherapy and suggest new strategies for fighting or even preventing HIV infection

UK forecast warns of outbreak of drug-resistant bugs that could kill 80,000 people

09 Apr 2015

Path-breaking study likens HIV to computer viruses

08 Apr 2015

Researchers at University College London tied up with net security experts to show that HIV spreads much like computer viruses, suggesting the treatment against AIDS should begin earlier