All Health articles – Page 34
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BusinessDuPont found liable in third bellwether cancer case
US court orders firm to pay $2m in damages to man whose disease has been linked to contaminated water supply
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NewsExplainer: The chemistry of farts
We usually see flatulence as funny or embarrassing – but its chemistry is intimately entwined with our health
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NewsBig budget boost for US medical research
Cancer, precision medicine and health research receive funding boost in bill derided by some as a giveaway for pharma
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ResearchChemoluminescent nanoparticles detect multiple deadly viruses in one go
A detection system can test for multiple viruses in one sample
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ResearchLab on skin can perform health check on athletes
New device analyses sweat biomarkers and communicates health data wirelessly to smartphone
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NewsHomeopathic ‘medicines’ will have to state they don’t work
US trade agency will require packaging and adverts to state there is no scientific evidence to back up claims of efficacy
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ResearchPoison dart frog toxin made in mirror image
Toxin’s non-natural enantiomer offers new tool to probe nerve disorders
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PodcastBenzoyl peroxide
The blondest blonde, the whitest smile, the clearest complexion – all from one essential compound
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NewsHealth impacts of microplastics under review in UK
Chief Medical Officer for England to investigate potential dangers to human health of plastic waste
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NewsWHO cancer agency criticised for outdated chemical risk methods
Criticism of carcinogenicity assessments that place processed meat in the same category as mustard gas
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Research3D printed heart-on-a-chip pumps out data
Printing approach allows useful sensors to be embedded in the system
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ResearchWhat's your nano poison?
Informatics tool helps researchers visualise complex toxicity datasets
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ResearchSepsis’ sticking point in for a shock
Simple microfluidic method helps detect life-threatening condition earlier
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NewsPharma giants commit to tackling antimicrobial resistance
Plan to tackle superbugs includes changes to manufacturing and sales incentives
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ResearchGlowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
Portable fluorescent probe allows quick and easy detection of toxic pollutant
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NewsSerious shortage of medical isotopes predicted by year’s end
US National Academies warns that ‘severe’ shortages of molybdenum-99 and technetium-99m are likely
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ResearchNanoplasters get cells into sticky situation
Nanoparticles that glue cells together could aid wound healing or stop tumour metastasis