In both cell cultures and mouse models, a drug used to treat Hepatitis C effectively protected and rescued neural cells
Smoking linked to heart disease and stroke
Smoking just one cigarette a day has a higher risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke than expected. The
Air pollution may shorten telomers in babies
A study conducted before and after the 2004 closure of a coal-burning power plant in Tongliang, China, found children born
Links between fetal movements and musculoskeletal malformation
A team of researchers with Imperial College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital, both in the U.K., has found that
Changes in mother’s bacteria causes premature birth
A study of hundreds of women, carried out at Imperial College London, found that subtle changes to the bacteria present
Social and emotional behaviours improve learning
Students with well-developed and adaptive social and emotional behaviours are most likely to excel in school, according to UNSW researchers
Links between flu and heart attack
Chances of a heart attack are increased during the first seven days after detection of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection, according to
MIND diet for cognitive decline
A diet created by researchers at Rush University Medical Center may help substantially slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors, according
Onions could fight antibiotics resistance
A type of onion could fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis TB, a UCL and Birkbeck-led study suggests.
Long lasting malaria therapy
Currently, the best available prevention of malaria requires oral dosing of antimalarial tablets. Chronic oral dosing of these medicines has