Medicine News Articles

Early birds and night owls risk missing solar cues needed to reset their body clock, risking heart health...

An immortal cell line from the 1950s is at the centre of a new lawsuit

New nanotechnology promises rapid test development for current and future pandemics

Tiny polluting particles produced in and outdoors have been linked to millions of premature births...

Small changes to canteen menus resulted in a significant decrease in consumed calories...

Minor 'nudges' in stores can lead to big increases in healthy purchases and drops in sales of sweets.

A novel type of fully implantable temporary pacemaker has been developed that naturally absorbs into the body

A molecule that controls immune cells might help to stop sepsis

Does the announcement from Pfizer this week mark the beginning of the end of our socially-distanced existence...

Scientists build an artificial liver device that sustains liver function and stimulates organ repair...

Healthcare workers are carrying COVID-19 without realising they’re infected, a new study shows...

Coughs and sneezes traditionally spread diseases, and coronavirus particles are shed into sewage...

Loss of smell and taste sense has been reported by people later diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. Now we know why...

Covid-19 mortality rates are apparently much lower in some parts of the world. Might the TB jab you had as a teenager...

Immune responses can actually help Covid-19 to infect cells, a new study reveals...

Scientists have found a new molecule to treat paracetamol overdose

Is lettuce grown in space as good for you as lettuce grown on Earth?

An expandable heart valve could spare millions from multiple, hazardous heart surgeries...

Can running for 15 minutes a day help improve the health of children?

Hate cleaning? Wish things just wouldn’t get dirty? Technology to the rescue...

DNA stores our biological blueprint, and it can now store the blueprint of common objects too...

Poor living conditions is linked to depression in men, and anxiety in women...

Destabilising addiction memories turns out to be a surprisingly effective long-term treatment for alcoholism...

If you find it difficult to change your diet, look at what these bacteria did…