Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk
Steaming hot liquid can damage the cell lining on the way down to the stomach, experts say.
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Traditional Japanese Igusa mats boost focus and reduce anxiety
Publishing in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers at Kyushu University found that using mats made from Japanese Igusa, or rush grass, was associated with increased
New drug forces aggressive leukemia cells to die from stress
Pushing the accelerator and the brake at the same time is rarely a good idea. But researchers at the University of Gothenburg are using this
Resident doctors cancel strike after new offer from government
The walkout had been due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday and last until Friday.
New approach repairs airway barrier defects in cystic fibrosis
A UNIGE team has succeeded in restoring the defective respiratory protective barrier in people with this rare genetic disease.
Retinal immune cell gateway may unlock targeted uveitis treatments
As part of an effort to understand the molecules and mechanisms that regulate transendothelial migration in different vascular beds of the body, researchers focused on
Teens can now order lunch from almost anywhere. Schools are facing a new dilemma
A national survey of 1,027 US adolescents aged 13 to 17 found that nearly one in four reported using mobile food delivery services during school
The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat
Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
What a medication abortion is like, according to a doctor
An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the “abortion pill.”
Kenya’s doctors threaten to join strike by nurses, citing increased workload in hospitals
Doctors in Kenya have threatened to join a strike by nurses that has entered a sixth week, citing an increased workload in hospitals as they
Mums ‘left to get on with it’ after C-sections
Mothers have described being left to recover from caesarean sections with “no support”.
Support for disability benefits ‘remarkably strong’ report finds
About 7% of those polled wanted disability benefit cuts, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey.
Mum ‘lost trust’ in surgeon review hospital
One parent says the number of patients involved in a review is “ridiculous”.
Could scorpion venom inspire new treatments for liver disease?
Scorpion venom peptides show promising anti-inflammatory, antiviral, analgesic, and immunomodulatory effects, with experimental evidence suggesting that some candidates could target pathways involved in chronic liver