Health & Medicine
Researchers invent 'smart' thread that collects diagnostic data when sutured into tissue
18 Jul 2016
Why artificial sweeteners can increase appetite
13 Jul 2016
Mobius Bionics’ Luke bionic arm to hit the market by the end of the year
13 Jul 2016
The LUKE arm is the first prosthetic arm cleared by the US FDA in the new product category for integrated prosthetic arms
Statins could boost survival rates of patients suffering from four most common types of cancer: study
12 Jul 2016
Weight loss from bariatric surgery appears to reverse premature ageing
08 Jul 2016
Weight loss from bariatric surgery appears to reverse the premature ageing associated with obesity, according to research
Cannabis can counter Alzheimer’s Disease: Study
07 Jul 2016
Engineers design programmable RNA vaccines
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 06 Jul 2016
MIT engineers have developed a new type of easily customisable vaccine that can be manufactured in one week, allowing it to be rapidly deployed in response to disease outbreaks
Robotic bottom may aid prostate cancer diagnosis
04 Jul 2016
Cravings for high-calorie foods may be switched off in the brain by new supplement
04 Jul 2016
Eating a type of powdered food supplement, based on a molecule produced by bacteria in the gut, reduces cravings for high-calorie foods such as chocolate, cake and pizza, a new study suggests
Environmental toxins affect brain development
02 Jul 2016
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