If we know so much about disease, where are all the cures?
Jun 02, 2016 09:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Science
We know so much about the genes that cause disease, so why are we not approaching an age of Star-Trek-like medicine in which a doctor can wave a handheld device over a patient, claim to have sequenced the genes of the...
The strongest bones on the planet hold important clues
Jun 02, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Unbreakable, M. Night Shyamalans 2000 film, dwells on the theme of human fragility and the search for a human being impervious to injuries that would kill the rest of us. It turns out that this quest is not quite so...
Ageing in harmony: why the third act of life should be musical
Jun 01, 2016 08:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Health
Its never too late to pick up a musical instrument. In fact there are many reasons why its a great idea, particularly in old age. We normally hear about reasons to increase music education for children, and for good...
Treating heroin dependence with heroin
Jun 01, 2016 08:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Heroin, or diacetylmorphine, is made from opium poppies by first extracting morphine and then adding two molecules (acetyl) to each morphine molecule. Heroin was used medically in Australia for pain relief and other...
Learning the language of cells will help scientists beat cancer
May 31, 2016 13:41 pm UTC| Science Health
Chemotherapy is a blunt weapon. It kills cancer cells and healthy ones, too. For this reason, scientists are looking to develop more targeted treatments treatments that dont create a lot of collateral damage. One strategy...
May 30, 2016 04:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Many people arent interested in having sex or dont feel sexual attraction to other people, loosely termed as asexuality. Few of these say will say, Im asexual in the same way that someone else might say, Im gay. More...
Sometimes the best medicine for a veteran is the company of another veteran
May 30, 2016 01:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Life
Many take time on Memorial Day to remember the Americans who have given their lives in service to our country. For veterans and their families, that sentiment of remembrance is felt year round. Many veterans 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