medicine Archive
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![The devastating effects that drug addiction has at many levels of society is unequivocal. So is, I would argue, the evidence that addiction is a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cocaine-Addiction-Treatment-115x115.jpg "Addiction: Disease or Choice?")
Addiction: Disease or Choice?
Posted on June 4, 2015 | 316 CommentsThe devastating effects that drug addiction has at many levels of society is unequivocal. So is, I would argue, the evidence that addiction is a […] -
![Research at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China has discovered a link between intelligence and Alzheimer’s disease. Kung Tang, lead author, has proposed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Intelligence")
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Intelligence
Posted on May 31, 2015 | 5 CommentsResearch at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China has discovered a link between intelligence and Alzheimer’s disease. Kung Tang, lead author, has proposed […] -
![Hemlock, arsenic, cyanide, anthrax… Poison has proven to be one of history’s favourite weapons of choice. It is easy to administer, difficult to suspect and, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/0_carolina_jasmine_close-115x115.jpg "Heartbreak Grass Linked To The Death Of Russian Whistleblower")
Heartbreak Grass Linked To The Death Of Russian Whistleblower
Posted on May 25, 2015 | No CommentsHemlock, arsenic, cyanide, anthrax… Poison has proven to be one of history’s favourite weapons of choice. It is easy to administer, difficult to suspect and, […] -
![In recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Onions_300m-115x115.jpg "Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle")
Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle
Posted on May 21, 2015 | No CommentsIn recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […] -
![A genetic study of typhoid has shown that nearly half of infections are now caused by a single antibiotic-resistant strain. Typhoid infects more than 20 […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x169-115x115.jpg "Resistant Typhoid Strain Dominates Infections")
Resistant Typhoid Strain Dominates Infections
Posted on May 20, 2015 | No CommentsA genetic study of typhoid has shown that nearly half of infections are now caused by a single antibiotic-resistant strain. Typhoid infects more than 20 […] -
![A team at the University of British Columbia, under Steve Withers, has demonstrated for the first time the use of a designer enzyme to remove a significant […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "New Method Converts Donated Blood into the Universal Blood Type")
New Method Converts Donated Blood into the Universal Blood Type
Posted on May 13, 2015 | No CommentsA team at the University of British Columbia, under Steve Withers, has demonstrated for the first time the use of a designer enzyme to remove a significant […] -
![If you could have your head transplanted onto anyone’s body, would you do it? Who would you choose? Sergio Canavero believes that in 2 […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/4049854268_ea9ea81631-115x115.jpg "First Human Head Transplant")
First Human Head Transplant
Posted on May 6, 2015 | No CommentsIf you could have your head transplanted onto anyone’s body, would you do it? Who would you choose? Sergio Canavero believes that in 2 […] -
The Placebome: Genetic Susceptibility to the Placebo Effect
Posted on April 26, 2015 | No CommentsA review of studies into the placebo effect published last week suggests that there may be up to 11 different genes involved in an individual’s […] -
![Have you ever wished for a pill to mend your broken heart? Well, it turns out there was one all along. Research at Ohio State […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Brokenhearted? Paracetamol May Help")
Brokenhearted? Paracetamol May Help
Posted on April 22, 2015 | No CommentsHave you ever wished for a pill to mend your broken heart? Well, it turns out there was one all along. Research at Ohio State […] -
Success For Europe’s First Non-Beating Heart Transplant
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsA medical team from Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, led by consultant surgeon Stephen Large, has performed the first non-beating heart transplant in Europe. The recipient of the […] -
Crossing your Fingers Could Reduce Pain
Posted on April 5, 2015 | No CommentsPublished this week in Current Biology, a research group based at UCL showed that crossing your fingers may reduce the effect of pain. The team […] -
Bionic Reconstruction
Posted on March 5, 2015 | No CommentsBionic reconstruction is a new technique, devised by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and engineers from the University Medical Center Goettingen. It has […] -
Long-Term Meditation may slow Brain Aging
Posted on February 15, 2015 | No CommentsAn imaging study conducted by researchers at the University of California suggests that meditation can help preserve the brain’s grey matter. As lifespans increase and […] -
![Sir Tim Hunt studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and later joined the Department of Biochemistry where he completed a PhD on the synthesis of haemoglobin. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Tim_Hunt_at_UCSF_05_2009_3-195x110.jpg "Sir Tim Hunt: Switches and Latches")
Sir Tim Hunt: Switches and Latches
Posted on February 13, 2015 | No CommentsSir Tim Hunt studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and later joined the Department of Biochemistry where he completed a PhD on the synthesis of haemoglobin. […]
