All Health articles – Page 27
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NewsLarge scale experiment probes chemistry inside our homes
Dozens of analytical instruments have spent a month observing the chemistry of the air inside a three bed house
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PodcastUnthinkable by Helen Thomson – Book club
Helen Thomson looks at some of the rarest neurological conditions known to science
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BusinessJ&J and the question of shadow research
Former academic researcher who found that talc is not carcinogenic admits that J&J funded his work, but says that fact is immaterial
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ReviewUnthinkable: an extraordinary journey through the world’s strangest brains
A book that tells the stories of people who experience reality in extraordinary ways
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NewsWHO gears up to solve the world’s antivenom crisis
Clinical trials planned to take on scourge of substandard, untested medicines
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BusinessGene therapy gathers pace
Sarah Houlton charts the evolution, challenges and opportunities of cell and gene therapy
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NewsVaccines central to efforts to head off latest Ebola outbreak
Ring vaccination strategy could halt disease in its tracks provided health systems can cope
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ResearchScaffold could fill a gap in stroke therapy and help damaged brains recover
Bioactive filler could promote recovery in damaged regions
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ResearchSurgical sensor tracks healing and then simply fades away
Exceptionally sensitive biodegradable implant can sense strain and pressure on recovering tendons
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ArticleAre polymer medicines viable therapeutics?
Combining small-molecule medicines with polymers could offer big rewards for pharmaceutical researchers
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PodcastCalcium hypochlorite
A component of 'trench atmosphere' and ‘the most powerful antiseptic known’, Mike Freemantle explores calcium hypochlorite and the birth of a chemical dynasty
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Feature3D printing in pharma
Nina Notman explores how 3D printing is carving out a niche for itself in the pharmaceutical industry
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OpinionWhy combination pills aren’t always the answer
The challenges of medicines containing multiple drugs aren’t going away
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ResearchNew theory for why lithium helps bipolar patients
Molecular insight could help researchers design mood stabilisers with fewer side effects
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NewsUN’s non-toxic targets unlikely to be achieved
The United Nations’ goal of achieving a ‘poison-free environment’ by 2020 won’t be met, Sweden’s chemicals agency warns
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ResearchArtificial blood reaches the feline frontier
Space crystals of serum proteins help scientists make a red blood cell substitute for cats
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ResearchJelly implant keeps an eye on body oxygen levels
A soft hydrogel implant – the first of which has survived in the foot of its inventor for four years – could detect circulatory problems that end in amputations
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BusinessFit for repurpose
Drugs that can be used for new indications offer a potentially cheaper pathway – but only if the investors can recoup their costs
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NewsProblems of an ageing population addressed by extra UK funding
£300 million from fund will go towards research on dementia and personalised medicine