Health & Medicine
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
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
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
Study shows contrasting long-term cognitive effects of psychiatric drugs in schizophrenia
05 Sep 2017
Does indoor spraying help prevent dengue?
02 Sep 2017
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