Archive: 07/06/2017
Exposure to fungus leads to cell damage in the airways, increases allergy symptoms
A new study finds that exposure to a widespread outdoor fungus can increase cell damage (oxidative stress) in the airways. This spike weakens the airways' barrier defense system that, when functioning normally, removes infection- ...
Jun 7, 2017
Gonorrhoea treatment reaching crisis point
The threat of increased antibiotic resistance is often in the headlines. Now two Massey University researchers argue that in the case of sexually-transmitted gonorrhoea, this is inevitable, and we had better figure out what ...
Jun 7, 2017
3-D printing breakthrough heralds new era for advanced skin models
Scientists in South Korea have come up with a new method for 3-D printing human skin, which both shortens the process and reduces the cost.
Jun 7, 2017
Why restoring morale is important to mental health in difficult times
The term demoralization was originally coined in the 1970s by a psychiatrist who was seeing patients that didn't quite meet full criteria for major depression. Nonetheless, they were suffering – in a shared state of emotional ...
Jun 7, 2017