All Health articles – Page 37
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FeatureGoing up in vapour
As research suggests that e-cigarettes may expose vapers to harmful chemicals, Rebecca Trager finds that governments are catching up with regulations
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PodcastSodium hypochlorite
What do hygienic work surfaces have in common with 19th century French violins? Brian Clegg finds out.
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Research
California Bay area sees 39% drop in PBDEs in breast milk
Decade old Californian ban on flame retardants delivering results
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ResearchTest to tell if your mince is telling porkies
Metabolites offer a new way to check for ham in your hamburger
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ResearchCatalyst offers cheaper route to disinfect water
Nanoparticles can be used to produce small amounts of hydrogen peroxide with less precious metals in straightforward process
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ResearchCleaning solution test doesn’t move contact lens wearers to tears
Microfluidic device personalises contact lens care
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PodcastOseltamivir
Oseltamivir, or Tamiflu, stockpiling during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic highlighted significant problems with drugs trials policy
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NewsUpdated European regulation spells uncertainty for food nanomaterials
Questions over nanomaterial definition could hamper use in foods
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News‘Map’ of chemical landscape could cut animal testing
Searchable database of 10,000 chemicals could help to create safety profiles for untested compounds
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PodcastFlibanserin
Flibanserin was touted to be the female Viagra. Martha Henriques explains why it failed to live up to the hype.
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ResearchEnzyme mutagenesis sweetens prebiotics
Cheaper and cleaner route to health-boosting carbohydrate that could replace conventional sugar in food
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Research3D printed tissues grow and develop in animal tests
Muscle, bone and cartilage successfully transplanted as limitations of printing technology overcome
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ResearchPopping nanobubbles let surgeons sound out micro-tumours
Technique that can hunt down and destroy individual cancer cells is set to get clinical trial
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ResearchIonic liquids bestow stretch on biomedical sensors
Heart rate and neck movements recognised by soft and stretchable device
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NewsAntibiotic alternatives need to be recruited in fight against resistance
Vaccines, probiotics and other substitutes could help battle antimicrobial resistance as antibiotic effectiveness fades
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NewsDoubts raised about key BPA substitute
Mounting research suggests a favoured bisphenol A replacement has similar biological effects and may be no safer
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ResearchMilk could aid fight against malnutrition
New animal model shows milk proteins can repair intestinal damage