All Health articles – Page 24
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BusinessBattling the US opioid epidemic
Adapt pharma’s naloxone nasal spray makes treating overdoses easier
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FeatureReady for a Raman shift
Raman spectroscopy has been seen as a tool for physicists and chemists but Hayley Bennett finds it has the potential to cause a major shift in the way we do medicine
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ResearchSelf-illuminating nanoparticles shine a light on cancer
Tumours trigger luminescence for imaging, then production of singlet oxygen to kill cancer cells
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ResearchBlood pressure drug reacts with membrane lipids
Lipidation products add to evidence that biological membranes are far from chemically inert
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ResearchNanodecoys lure and trap Zika virus
Gelatin nanoparticles camouflaged by mosquito membrane mop up virus and stop it crossing placenta
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ResearchPore-forming toxins detect long strands of DNA
Lithium electrolyte helps aerolysin overcome electrostatic obstacle to detect ssDNA longer than 100 nucleotides
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PodcastGene Machine by Venkatraman ‘Venki’ Ramakrishnan – Book club
2009 Nobel prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan takes us on a personal and professional journey to uncover the secrets of the ribosome
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BusinessGSK and Pfizer joint venture creates new consumer healthcare giant
Enlarged GSK consumer health will have largest market share of any firm and be a leader in key countries
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ResearchSelf-powered cancer therapy triple whammy
Diagnosis, drug delivery and effectiveness monitoring combination could realise precision cancer therapy
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PodcastI’m a Joke and So Are You by Robin Ince – Book club
Comedian Robin Ince explores what makes us human through conversations with fellow comics and scientists whose job it is to understand the human condition
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ResearchFluorinated compounds in cosmetic products
Moisturisers, shaving foam and foundation investigated as sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
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ResearchErythropoietin benefits from controlled sugar-coating
Click chemistry allows glycosylation at virtually any synthetic stage
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BusinessSensing the sweet spot
Ziylo’s selective glucose-binding molecule could open doors to smart insulin for diabetes
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NewsX-ray crystallographer to oversee Rosalind Franklin Institute
Structural biologist James Naismith to become first director of UK’s new national life sciences institute
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ResearchWearable sensor checks blood alcohol content using sweat
Device shows how sweat could be used as a non-invasive source of biochemical information
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BusinessBreaking the silence of RNA interference drugs
A wave of treatments is set to follow the first approval of an RNAi therapy
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NewsWarnings on counterfeit CBD vaping products with toxic contaminants
Cannabidiol vaping liquids and oils in the US found to be contaminated with psychoactive compounds linked to deadly overdoses
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ReviewBitter Pills: The Global War on Counterfeit Drugs
Muhammad Zaman’s book gives an account of the challenges facing drug regulators worldwide
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BusinessTransforming PET imaging with silicon
Fuzionaire Diagnostics can add Si–18F radiolabels to a variety of molecules quickly, easily and cheaply
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ResearchBiomarkers reveal ancient history of tobacco smoking in the Pacific Northwest
Stone pipe residues suggest wild tobacco was smoked for centuries before the arrival of Euro-American settlers