Computing told us how close we came to a global pandemic of a drug-resistant flu
Jun 09, 2016 09:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health
We usually consider the scientific study of infection by a virus, bacteria or parasite as the domain of clinical and biomedical research. Surely, the study of a virus invading our cells, hijacking our genetic replication...
Why we need to pay more attention to negative clinical trials
Jun 09, 2016 08:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Sometimes, the most important steps in medical research are the ones we ignore. In April, a major study was published online by the New England Journal of Medicine. Aliskiren, a relatively new medication, was added to...
Six reasons why food is a really big deal
Jun 09, 2016 08:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Its easy to forget the power of what is on our dinner plate. Between the instagram post, or the quick fix meal, the snack at our desk or the breakfast on the run - its not a surprise we might overlook the incredible...
How to stop vampire bats wreaking havoc (no stakes or garlic required)
Jun 08, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Nature
During the darkest hours of the night, they fly and hunt for prey. They live in caves and ruined buildings and have to drink blood every night to survive. They can bite with their fangs without you even noticing. No wonder...
No big deal: there is little to fear from nanoparticles in food
Jun 08, 2016 02:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Nanomaterials, and especially nanoparticles, have been on some peoples worry list for at least a decade. The definition of a nanomaterial is rather loose, just specifying that it must have at least one dimension of 100...
'Antibiotic stewardship' to keep superbugs at bay just isn't happening
Jun 07, 2016 08:14 am UTC| Science Health
Panic has spread with the discovery of a bacterium, Escherichia coli, in the United States that is resistant to the last bastions of antibiotics. This superbug, which causes many common infections such as urinary tract...
What is chronic pain and why is it hard to treat?
Jun 03, 2016 04:49 am UTC| Health
A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found that more than one in three people in the United States have experienced pain of some sort in the previous three months. Of these, approximately 50 million suffer...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects