Smartphone system to test for lead in water
The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks posed by the metal.
Now researchers at the University...
Researchers develop sugar-powered sensor to detect and prevent disease
Researchers at Washington State University have developed an implantable, biofuel-powered sensor that runs on sugar and can monitor a body's biological signals to detect,...
Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily depleted throughout...
Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily depleted throughout their lifetime.
This reserve of eggs is selected from a much...
Scientists uncovered mechanisms by which high levels of a hormone called FGF23 can reduce...
Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have uncovered mechanisms by which high levels of a hormone called FGF23 can reduce brain...
A Hong Kong man has developed the world’s first ever human case of the...
A Hong Kong man has developed the world's first ever human case of the rat version of the hepatitis E virus, according to new...
Australian scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to...
Australian scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to powerful ovarian cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors (PARPi), resolving an...
New types of combined oral contraceptives are associated with a reduced risk of ovarian...
New types of combined oral contraceptives (containing both lower doses of oestrogens and newer progestogens) are associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer,...
Cancer : Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT) is a safe and effective way to help replenish...
A novel therapy technique invented by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas...
A novel therapy technique invented by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas has been shown in a pilot study to double the...
Obese mothers who lose weight through bariatric surgery can have safer deliveries
Obese mothers who lose weight through bariatric surgery can have safer deliveries.
The positive effects are many, including fewer caesarean sections, infections, tears and haemorrhages,...
Studies have demonstrated a connection between obesity and a person’s risk of developing colon...
Studies have demonstrated a connection between obesity and a person's risk of developing colon and other gastrointestinal cancers. Now, scientists are investigating approaches that...
People can die simply because they’ve given up
People can die simply because they've given up, life has beaten them and they feel defeat is inescapable, according to new research.
The study, by...
The time between diagnosis and the institution of symptomatic treatment is critical in the...
The time between diagnosis and the institution of symptomatic treatment is critical in the effort to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease (PD).
A paper...
Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than two hours a day, and having...
Only one in 20 US children in the study met the full recommended guidelines on recreational screen time, physical activity and sleep.
Limiting recreational screen...
A tumor-specific vaccine combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor shrank tumors in one third...
A tumor-specific vaccine combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor shrank tumors in one third of patients with incurable cancer related to the human papilloma...
