Archive: 25/07/2014

EPFL joins forces with pharmaceutical company to fight tuberculosis

The pharmaceutical company Nearmedic is collaborating with EPFL to participate in the development of a treatment against tuberculosis. The company bought a license covering the use of the molecule in most countries of the ...

Jul 25, 2014

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How we got ahead in HIV control

When AIDS first emerged in the early 1980s, HIV infection was a death sentence. But a global effort has ensured this is no longer the case for a growing number of people.

Jul 25, 2014

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Viewing dentistry in a new light

Dental X-rays expose patients to radiation, require time to process, and can only "see" a limited amount inside the mouth.

Jul 25, 2014

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New technology allows hair to reflect almost any color

What if you could alter your hair to reflect any color in the spectrum? What if you could use a flatiron to press a pattern into your new hair color? Those are possibilities suggested by researchers from the University ...

Jul 25, 2014

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Possible risk of folic acid overexposure

A new study has shown that synthetic folic acid, the form taken in folic acid supplements we can buy over the counter, is not processed by the body in the same way as natural folates, the form found in green vegetables.

Jul 25, 2014

FDA approves hard-to-abuse narcotic painkiller

(HealthDay)—A new formulation of a powerful narcotic painkiller that discourages potential abusers from snorting or injecting the drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Jul 25, 2014

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Is coffee aggravating your hot flashes?

(HealthDay)—Drinking caffeine may worsen the hot flashes and night sweats that affect roughly two-thirds of women as they go through menopause, new survey data suggests.

Jul 25, 2014

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Neymar's brain on auto-pilot - Japan neurologists

Brazilian superstar Neymar's brain activity while dancing past opponents is less than 10 percent the level of amateur players, suggesting he plays as if on auto-pilot, according to Japanese neurologists.

Jul 25, 2014

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Race affects opioid selection for cancer pain

(HealthDay)—Racial disparities exist in the type of opioid prescribed for cancer pain, according to a study published online July 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Jul 25, 2014

Beatings and addiction: Pakistan drug 'clinic' prescribes torture

Hashish addict Noor Rehman has spent three years chained to a concrete slab covered by insects.

Jul 25, 2014

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Archive: 25/07/2014

EPFL joins forces with pharmaceutical company to fight tuberculosis

How we got ahead in HIV control

Viewing dentistry in a new light

New technology allows hair to reflect almost any color

Possible risk of folic acid overexposure

FDA approves hard-to-abuse narcotic painkiller

Is coffee aggravating your hot flashes?

Neymar's brain on auto-pilot - Japan neurologists

Race affects opioid selection for cancer pain

Beatings and addiction: Pakistan drug 'clinic' prescribes torture

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