Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns
A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.
Category: Health
How to cool down without AC
No air conditioning? Here are 14 methods for cooling your body and buffering your house from the outside heat.
The benefits of ‘body doubling’ when you have ADHD, according to experts
‘Body doubling’ is a strategy people with ADHD can use to accomplish more than they would alone. Here’s how to do it.
Stop dithering on Brazilian butt lift crackdown, say MPs
A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.
I used to hate my appearance. Here’s how I learned to accept it
Tilly and Charlotte share their experiences of body dysmorphic disorder and how they recovered from it.
‘Getting financial help through my GP has improved my health’
How linked are financial worries and health? GPs in London are trialling a financial support scheme.
Open-source Epicurrents library brings clinical neurophysiology recordings to web browsers
Clinical neurophysiology examinations include electroencephalography, sleep and vigilance studies, as well as nerve conduction recordings.
Lund’s new model aims to accelerate patient access to cell and gene therapies
Despite groundbreaking research, many cell and gene therapies do not make it all the way to the patients.
New approach better predicts chemotherapy response in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new computational approach designed to better account for changes in gene expression
JAX-NYSCF collaborates with GSK to advance human cellular models of neurodegenerative disease
The Jackson Laboratory–New York Stem Cell Foundation Collaborative (JAX-NYSCF) today announced a five-year strategic research collaboration with GSK focused on advancing human cellular models of
NCCN publishes new guidelines for management of pediatric soft tissue sarcomas
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) today published new NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
Trial launched to ‘help spot health risks early’
A pilot scheme is rolled out in the north of the Isle of Man by the public health directorate.
Air pollution linked to higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
People with greater exposure to air pollution face a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by Yanling Deng of Emory
Reducing maternal smoking during pregnancy could lower hypertension rates in children
Maternal smoking during pregnancy may be associated with higher blood pressure and increased risk of hypertension in children, according to a new ECHO Cohort study