Why can't dogs eat chocolate?

Dec 21, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Health

Most pet owners know chocolate and dogs dont mix. Despite this, chocolate poisoning in dogs remains a problem, particularly at Christmas, as a new study in the journal Vet Record shows. Chocolate and cocoa are products...

DNA has gone digital – what could possibly go wrong?

Dec 08, 2017 02:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Law Technology

Biology is becoming increasingly digitized. Researchers like us use computers to analyze DNA, operate lab equipment and store genetic information. But new capabilities also mean new risks and biologists remain largely...

Scientists Might Have Discovered How To Turn Off Hunger, End Of Overeating?

Dec 08, 2017 02:21 am UTC| Science Health

The lack of control when it comes to eating is one of the biggest reasons for why a lot of people find it so difficult to lose weight. Thanks to a recent discovery by scientists, however, overeating might potentially cease...

Scientists Prevent Weight Gain Despite High Fat Diet

Dec 08, 2017 02:17 am UTC| Health Science

The alarming rate of obesity and weight gain in industrialized nations is one of the most concerning health issues plaguing developed countries today. Scientists might have just come much closer to finally ending this...

Study Says Air Pollution Makes Exercise Pointless, Poses Huge Health Risks To Unborn Babies

Dec 08, 2017 02:17 am UTC| Health Science

Scientists have been encouraging older people to exercise in order to stay healthy, but according to a recent study, air pollution makes this rather pointless. Whats more, another study found that a dirty atmosphere has...

Women also use drugs – not that you can tell from drug policy

Nov 27, 2017 14:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

In the UK, men are more likely to try drugs than women and they significantly outnumber women in accessing treatment, reinforcing the view that male drug use is the norm. But there are limitations with the way drug use is...

Surgeons and the opioid crisis: We need prescription guidelines

Nov 22, 2017 02:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Of all the possible ways of alleviating the opioid crisis, one has so far garnered far less attention than it deserves: prescription guidelines for surgeons. Surgeons are the third-biggest prescribers of opioids, often...