Australian researchers have discovered a potential antidote to the deadly box jellyfish sting. The paper, published on 30 April in Nature Communications, suggests a cholesterol-lowering drug can block symptoms in
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Not all fat cells are the same, according to a new paper published on 30 April in Cell Reports. And the makeup of these seemingly diverse fat cell populations could
Environmental pollutants have a large impact on children’s health in Europe, according to a new study published last month in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1).
The massive Human Genome Project launched nearly 30 years ago brought hope that scientists would finally decipher the root cause of human disease. However, reality has not quite met expectations,
Prolonged antibiotic use linked to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke in women
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A new observational study published on 25 April in the European Heart Journal suggests there may be a link between the duration and life stage of antibiotic use and cardiovascular
When is it too late to resuscitate? A new study in pigs challenges the definition of “brain dead”
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In a new paper published on 17 April in Nature, researchers describe an artificial perfusion system called BrainEx that can restore certain structural and functional properties in the brain of
After 30 years in development and nearly $1 billion spent so far, UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc in partnership with the non-profit PATH are set to begin trials of a malaria
“As Aristotle and every serious theorist of human nature has understood, human beings are by nature cultural animals…”[1] It is interesting to paraphrase F. Fukuyama: the individual is born of
Is there a link between socioeconomic status and genes? And what influence do environmental factors and genetics have on health and life outcomes? A new study published on 8 April
Scientists discovered that periodic burst of electricity may be able to reverse memory deficits in older people, according to a new study published on 8 April in Nature Neuroscience (1).