Health
Opinion: Heavy periods should be treated as a global health priority
Anemia, caused by heavy periods, can lead to severe bleeding after childbirth, writes Ian Roberts of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Mar 17, 2023
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Medications
Green synthesis of drug candidate for inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, is currently treated with steroids and antibody drugs. However, steroids have side effects, such as delayed healing, and antibody ...
Mar 11, 2022
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Medical research
Schistosomiasis research: New hope for a neglected disease
It's a disease that's hard to pronounce and even harder to eradicate, but schistosomiasis is worth the effort. Caused by parasitic worms carried by freshwater snails, schistosomiasis leads to about 280,000 deaths each year, ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Health
Study sheds new light on the harms of air pollution
A new University at Buffalo study based on levels before, during and after the Beijing Olympics reveals how air pollution affects the human body at the level of metabolites.
May 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic of last resort re-engineered to kill resistant bacteria
The frightening spread of antibiotic-resistant superbugs threatens to return medicine to the pre-antibiotic era, with the return of deadly infectious diseases long thought vanquished.
May 30, 2017
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Immunology
Organ signal find raises hopes of immune disorder treatments
The discovery of key signals that help tissues repair after injury could pave the way for new treatments for asthma and organ scarring, a study suggests.
May 11, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Probing the mystery of how cancer cells die
You've probably never heard of 'sphingolipids' before. But these curiously named organic compounds play a vital role in one of humanity's most well-known diseases: cancer.
Dec 17, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers discover possible drug target to combat sleeping sickness
Virginia Tech biochemists are trying to deliver a stern wake-up call to the parasite that causes sleeping sickness.
Feb 24, 2015
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Health
Health Check: Is it safe to cut mould off food?
The short answer is that it's a lot safer than not cutting it off.
Feb 4, 2014
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Medical research
Fluorescent probes shed light on embryonic brain development
The formation of a 'body plan' during embryonic development is driven by the distribution of signaling molecules called morphogens in the embryo, determining front from back and left from right. Atsushi Miyawaki, Satoshi ...
Jun 14, 2013
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