Nutrient found in beef and milk shows promise against several cancers
A fatty acid found in beef and milk attacked different types of cancerous cells in a series of lab and animal experiments
View ArticleDrone delivers defibrillators for cardiac arrest faster than ambulance
People who have gone into cardiac arrest can get treatment faster if a drone delivers a defibrillator, but there needs to be someone nearby trained in CPR, shows a trial in Sweden
View ArticleNot sleeping enough before surgery may increase pain during recovery
Mice that were deprived of sleep before surgery experienced more pain and inflammation afterwards than animals that had slept enough
View ArticlePneumonia in China: Everything we know so far about mystery illness
Unexplained pneumonia cases among children in China may be a result of common respiratory infections rebounding after the country's strict covid-19 lockdowns
View ArticleHow to get a better night's sleep by hacking your brainwaves
Wearable technology that stimulates the brain to make you sleep more deeply promises to revolutionise your slumber – can it really lead to a better night’s rest?
View ArticleH1N2 swine flu: UK's first human case recovers after mild illness
Infected person has made full recovery but officials are investigating where they caught the virus and whether they may have passed it to other people
View ArticleWhy it's healthy for older people to be slightly overweight
UK dietitians say people over 65 need more fat reserves, but why are they going against most other healthy weight guidelines?
View ArticleA new way to estimate our maximum lifespan could help us extend it
The maximum lifespan of mammalian species such as humans can be estimated from so-called epigenetic markers - and altering those might extend our longevity
View ArticleWhy some medical conditions are due to evolutionary design flaws
Rather than assuming medical conditions happen because something in the body has “gone wrong”, considering evolutionary explanations for illnesses and symptoms may help us better understand how to...
View ArticleCannabis probably doesn't help you sleep better
Many people take cannabis to help them sleep, but there is little evidence that the drug makes a difference
View ArticleWhy does weed give you the ‘munchies’? Here's what the science says
There may be several reasons why cannabis encourages people to eat, including the fact that the psychoactive compound in the drug affects the neurons that control hunger
View ArticleMusic created from bioelectric recordings of cancer-treating plants
Musical artist Helen Anahita Wilson records the bioelectric signatures of cancer-treating plants as a way to understand her own cancer journey
View ArticleUltrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles
Vaccinations could be made less painful by treating skin with a vaccine-laden liquid and using ultrasound to push it into the body
View ArticleRare gene variants can change your height by up to 7 centimetres
Gene variants that have an unusally large effect on some people's heights have been discovered by analysing the genomes of more than 300,000 individuals
View ArticleBrain implant could ease the effects of a traumatic injury years later
A device that was implanted into the brains of people with traumatic brain injuries substantially improved their cognitive function a year later, a small study suggests
View ArticleRemoving zombie-like cells may help treat multiple sclerosis
Senolytic drugs can clear away worn and damaged “zombie” immune cells that are resistant to dying, which may help treat multiple sclerosis, according to research in mice
View ArticleDrug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys
A single dose of a novel antibody medication can bind to fentanyl and prevent the opioid from triggering potentially life-threatening symptoms, research in monkeys suggests
View ArticleThe placebo effect means painkillers may work better with side effects
A nasal spray was better at relieving people's discomfort when it caused a mild burning sensation, possibly due to the placebo effect
View ArticleGenetic errors are behind more than two thirds of early miscarriages
Chromosomal abnormalities were thought to cause around half of miscarriages, but a new genetic analysis technique puts the figure at nearer two-thirds for early miscarriages, with the remaining third...
View ArticleHangovers: What science says about why you feel so rough
Hair of the dog? Wine before beer? Why everything you know about hangovers, and how to cure them, is wrong – or unproven
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