Obstetrics & gynaecology

Encouraging new data on perinatal transmission of HPV

While human papilloma virus (HPV) is common in pregnant women, transmission from mother to baby is infrequent and the virus does not persist in infected newborns beyond six months.

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Mice without a functional internal clock have inflexible breathing

New research suggests that the molecular clock, derived from time-keeping genes in our cells, enables us to modify how we breathe over the day. Researchers from Marquette University in Wisconsin determined that mice without ...

Health

Turmeric: Here's how it actually measures up to health claims

Turmeric has been used by humans for more than 4,000 years. As well as cooking and cosmetics, it's been a staple of the traditional medicine practice of Ayurveda, used to treat a variety of conditions from arthritis to wind.

page 32 from 40