Babies get their adorable chubbiness from brown fat, which keeps them warm, but until 2009, scientists thought we lost this...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Key regulator of bone development identified
Summary: Loss of a key protein has been discovered as the event that leads to defects in skeletal development, including...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Women who take paracetamol and ibuprofen risk going DEAF – and all it takes is just 2 pills a week, study finds
Taking two pills a week for more than six years has been linked with hearing loss The drugs are...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Detecting Cancer cells using Graphene- First of its kind study
What can’t graphene do? You can scratch “detect cancer” off of that list. By interfacing brain cells onto graphene, researchers...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
A faster way to diagnose dementia? Measuring levels of a chemical linked to type 2 diabetes in the brain could spot onset of the disease
High levels of autotaxin are found in the brains of obese adults, a study found However, large quantities are...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Predicting throat cancer recurrence with a blood test
Study identifies a biomarker that rises just before patients’ cancer comes back — which could provide a window for earlier...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Could this £5 blood test predict a heart attack 15 years early? Scientists say it could help doctors spot high-risk patients
When heart muscle is damaged it leaks a protein called troponin into the blood Testing for this protein can...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
First use of graphene to detect cancer cells
What can’t graphene do? You can scratch “detect cancer” off of that list. By interfacing brain cells onto graphene, researchers at the...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Living Bandage: Researchers Trial New Stem Cell Therapy For Knee Injuries On Humans
A new treatment for meniscal tears based on stem cells has just been used for the first time on human subjects, with...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Want to improve your memory? A morning jog could help – it stimulates your brain and keeps you alert
Keynotes: Part of the brain responsible for alertness is activated during a run, a study found New research also found...