Health & Medicine
New diagnostic test sniffs out bladder nancer
11 Nov 2013
Scan predicting heart attack holds promise of making “massive difference” to heart patients
11 Nov 2013
Holograms offer hope against malaria
11 Nov 2013
Healthy stem cells can create benign tumours in jaw, USC study finds
By By Beth Newcomb | 11 Nov 2013
Researchers target drug-resistant strains of HIV
By By Paul Karon | 09 Nov 2013
Experimental drug shows encouraging results in treating most common form of lung cancer
By By Shaun Mason | 01 Nov 2013
‘Anklebot’ helps determine ankle stiffness; could aid in rehabilitation from strokes, other motor disorders
28 Oct 2013
Researcher learns how to break a sweat
By By Marie Rippen | 28 Oct 2013
DuPont sued in US over cancer-causing C8 chemical used in Teflon
28 Oct 2013
The chemical, which is believed to cause kidney and testicular cancers and thyroid diseases, is used in Teflon, a coating material for utensils and clothing
Insights into how TB tricks the immune system could help combat the disease
By By Laura Gallagher | 26 Oct 2013
Experimental drug reduces brain damage in stroke-afflicted rodents
By By Alison Trinidad | 26 Oct 2013
One-two punch knocks out aggressive tumours
25 Oct 2013
Researchers identify gene variant that raises risk of colorectal cancer from processed meat
24 Oct 2013
Schizophrenia linked to abnormal brain waves
21 Oct 2013
Finding blood clots before they wreak havoc
17 Oct 2013
A simple urine test developed by MIT engineers uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clotting.
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