All Health articles – Page 43
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Mouse model to assess chemical exposure
Outbred mice can be used predict how human’s will respond to harmful chemicals with examination of chromosomal damage
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ResearchFrom beehive to bone cement
Compound used by bees inspires antimicrobial biomaterial with superior strength
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PodcastPsilocybin & Mescaline
Simon Cotton explores our hallucinogenic horizons with psilocybin and mescaline
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Research
Aptamers and gold nanoparticles whisked up to spot influenza
Gold-coated flu viruses sink in visual bioassay
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ResearchUltrasensitive peanut allergy test
Immunoassay recognises immunoglobulins for both peptide and carbohydrate epitopes
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ResearchPressure-sensitive coating makes swallowed batteries safer
Anode composite could end thousands of life-threatening incidents when children ingest button batteries
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PodcastHuman growth hormone
Marketed as a path to eternal youth but banned in professional sports, Hayley Simon introduces human growth hormone
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NewsUS agency fast-tracks Ebola vaccine development
Health and Human Services invests almost $6 million to ready an Ebola vaccine candidate for clinical trials, meanwhile GSK says its vaccine is progressing at an ‘unprecedented rate’
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NewsEuropean commission looks for endocrine disruptor definition
Consultation seeks opinion on a scientific description for these chemicals to help inform existing regulation
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US ramps up rare diseases research
National Institutes of Health spends $29 million to study more than 200 rare diseases
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ResearchSmart bandage gives wound treatment the green light
Easy to use dressing monitors oxygen levels in healing tissue
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ResearchLignin boosts sunscreen performance
Researchers in China and Canada have found that commercial sunscreens with added lignin block more UV rays
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - October 2014
We speak to Jason Sello about the hunt for new antibiotics, and Monique Simmonds explains the chemical role of botanical gardens
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PodcastSodium alginate
When Brian Clegg’s acid reflux strikes, he knows he can rely on help from this compound: Sodium alginate
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Research
Noble treatment for PTSD
Fearful memories found to be less scary in mice after inhaling xenon gas
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NewsDoctors turn to experimental Ebola treatments
Drugs and vaccines untested in humans are being trialled on Ebola patients
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PodcastMagnesium oxide
You may have created it in a fiery flash or taken it to soothe a burning stomach. Simon Cotton on magnesium oxide
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ResearchRecycled fish bones offer five star sun protection
Slip-slap-slop with biocompatible material derived from waste cod bones