Surgery
Heat-activated penile implant might restore sexual function in men with ED
The basic technology for penile implants hasn't improved much in 40 years.
Dec 29, 2016
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The temperature the human body cannot survive
Scientists have identified the maximum mix of heat and humidity a human body can survive.
Aug 9, 2023
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Time out: Dangers of disrupting your body clock
Messing with your body's clock is dangerous business, in fact it could make you sick—or worse.
Oct 2, 2017
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Hotter bodies fight infections and tumours better—researchers show how
The hotter our body temperature, the more our bodies speed up a key defence system that fights against tumours, wounds or infections, new research by a multidisciplinary team of mathematicians and biologists from the Universities ...
May 21, 2018
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Medications
How does ecstasy kill?
MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine), commonly referred to as ecstasy, was manufactured as a potential pharmaceutical early last century. It had some limited use in the 1970s as a therapeutic aid in trauma treatment and in ...
Jan 23, 2019
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Scientists keep pigs' brains alive for 36 hours
US-based researchers have successfully kept alive the brain cells of decapitated pigs for 36 hours, sparking concerns over the ethics involved in such frontline research.
Apr 28, 2018
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Higher body temperature alters key protein in autoinflammatory disorder
A new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows how rises in core body temperature may trigger the inflammatory flares in people with a rare genetic autoinflammatory disease.
Oct 3, 2022
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British pharmacy chain announces roll-out of new smart pills loaded with microchip
(Medical Xpress) -- A new pharmaceutical program that many Britons might find literally hard to swallow, has been announced. Pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy has partnered with American technology firm Proteus Biomedical to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Raising body temperature relieves depression symptoms, small study finds
Raising the body temperature of depressed volunteers to the equivalent of a mild fever improved their symptoms of major depression for as long as six weeks after a single treatment, results from a new study show.
May 16, 2016
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Study: Human body temperature has decreased in the US since the 19th century
Since the 19th century, the average human body temperature in the United States has dropped, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Jan 8, 2020
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