Medicine News

Nano nightmare or not?

Ever since Prince Charles’ infamous “grey goo” speech, there have been concerns about the safety of nanoparticles in the environment.  Adding fuel to the fire, last week resea...

Thought for Food - the neurological basis for the midnight feast

Scientists have uncovered the neurological basis for the midnight feast fetish! ...

A stroke of luck for brain bleed therapy

Doctors may have found a way to dramatically improve survival rates for patients suffering from brain haemorrhages. ...

Scientists uncover HIV's Hideaway

Scientists have discovered where HIV hides out in the body, highlighting an important target for future therapies and solving a long-standing puzzle about where the virus goes even...

Scientists turn up pressure on pre-eclampsia

Scientists have uncovered a possible mechanism and a new treatment for pre-eclampsia, the pregnancy problem that affects about 5% of women and causes high blood pressure and kidney...

Hairway to Heaven - A hair-restoring robot.

Researchers have developed a hair-restoring robot.  New Scientist reports this week that a team from Restoration Robots (RR), in California, have developed a way to speed up h...

Plasmas in your mouth

Many people dread the sound of the dentist's drill, part of the reason that it has to be used so much is that the dentist has to be absolutely sure that they have got rid of all th...

Food for thought - two chemicals control appetite

Scientists have found that a combination of two appetite-controlling hormones can provoke significant weight loss in obese animals, suggesting that the same ought to work for fat h...

Breast is best - for a big brain

A large study carried out by scientists in Canada strongly suggests that breast feeding boosts IQ, by about 6 points. ...

Popeye was right, it seems - Spinach really does make you stronger

When Popeye underwent a muscle-busting transformation whenever he scented a whiff of spinach most people laughed at the artistic license, but it looks like the effect was based on ...