If you think you can’t focus for long, you’re right
Your attention span has shrunk by nearly two minutes in the past 20 years, driven in part by technology’s hold over your work and home
Category: Health
What you should know if there’s no sexual attraction for your partner, according to a therapist
Why would a person pick a potential life partner without feeling the spark of sexual attraction? And can these relationships survive and thrive? Can sexual
Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes
Three trauma centres – Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.
Starting uni? What to know about the free NHS meningitis B jab in England
It follows the UK’s largest and fastest growing meningitis B outbreak to date in Kent earlier this year.
UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks
The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.
New study shows unstructured time drives teenage delinquent behavior
A study involving more than 58,000 adolescents from 21 countries found that “unstructured free time” – defined as periods without adult supervision or activities guided
UH College of Pharmacy secures funding for three major health studies
University of Houston College of Pharmacy researchers have secured more than $1 million in new funding to support three separate studies targeting sepsis, Alzheimer’s disease
Microcurrent stimulation shows immediate reduction in surgical scar depth
A newly accepted pilot study in the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies reports that direct-current (DC) microcurrent stimulation was associated with a statistically significant
New human tissue chips aim to replace animal testing
Animal testing has long been the standard for evaluating new drugs before they reach human patients. But when it comes to cancer immunotherapy drugs, animal
Senescent brain immune cells secrete protein linked to cognitive decline
Brain-resident immune cells that have reached an old-age state called “senescence” secrete a protein that causes dysfunction in other brain cells, according to a study
Huge philanthropic grant funds pioneering stem cell-based heart attack therapy
In a landmark moment for both the treatment of heart disease and philanthropic support, The Marcus Foundation has awarded the head of USC Stem Cell
Aston University study reveals how mānuka honey fights antibiotic resistance
New research at Aston University has shown that a variety of compounds is responsible for the antimicrobial action of mānuka honey, not just the sugar
New study identifies key pathway for delivering antisense cancer drugs
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have been proposed as a therapeutic approach to shut down the production of faulty proteins in a wide variety of diseases, including
Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest on record
Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest on record