As 'flesh-eating' Leishmania come closer, a vaccine against them does, too Parasites that ulcerate the skin, can disfigure the face, and may fatally mutilate its victim's internal organs are creeping closer to the southern edges of the United States. Sep 13, 2017 0 73
Is margarine actually better for me than butter? Only 20 years ago butter was the public villain – contributing to raised cholesterol levels and public concern over an increased risk of heart disease. Now this public perception seems to have been reversed, and reality ... Sep 13, 2017 0 1
First use of cadaver nerves to repair corneal anesthesia shows promise A new, minimally invasive procedure that replaces damaged corneal nerves with a donor nerve restores feeling in the cornea and halts progressive eye damage caused by a condition known as corneal anesthesia. The use of the ... Sep 13, 2017 0 65
Is evidence for or against drug-testing welfare recipients? It depends on the result we're after The government's announcement in the May 2017 budget of a trial of random drug testing of 5,000 Youth Allowance and Newstart recipients has been almost universally criticised. While the prime minister claimed the program ... Sep 13, 2017 0 2
Talking about suicide and self-harm in schools can save lives Suicide and self-harm remain taboo topics in schools, despite the fact youth suicide has reached a ten year high. Sep 13, 2017 0 2
When music makes male faces more attractive Women rate photographs of male faces as more attractive and are more likely to date the men pictured when they have previously heard music. Moreover, highly arousing music led to the largest effect on sexual attraction. A ... Sep 13, 2017 0 40
Memory is influenced by perineuronal nets Kristian Lensjø has taken a PhD at the University of Oslo investigating the mechanisms of learning and memory. His work has contributed to the understanding of perineuronal nets. Sep 13, 2017 0 1
Superior pathological diagnosis using transparent tissues RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center and Osaka University researchers show CUBIC, a tissue clearing and 3-D imaging technique, makes human organs transparent to improve pathology diagnosis Sep 13, 2017 0 0
New research shows asthma drug's effectiveness over usual care alone A new study co-authored by the University of Plymouth and published in The Lancet shows how an asthma drug was more effective at improving a patient's asthma control compared with their usual care. Sep 13, 2017 0 10
Study clears important hurdle toward developing an HIV vaccine An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way of overcoming one of the major stumbling blocks that has prevented the development of a vaccine against HIV: the ability to generate immune cells that stay in circulation ... Sep 13, 2017 0 69