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H. Pylori: Know the Facts
Date: Jul-14-2016Learn all about H. pylori, a type of bacteria that is linked to stomach ulcers. This article looks at the treatment and symptoms of H. pylori infections.
Transparent skull implant set to ease laser brain surgery
Date: Jul-13-2016Transparent skull implants promise to provide windows to the brain so surgeons can avoid repeat, invasive surgery to deliver life-saving laser treatment.
Same diet, different genes, differing levels of success
Date: Jul-13-2016Different strains of mice respond to the same diet in different ways. Genes predict how successful or damaging a diet will be. One diet will not suit all.
Dry eye medication wins FDA approval
Date: Jul-13-2016The FDA have approved lifitegrast - a twice-daily prescription eye drop solution - for treating both the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in adults.
Dealing with Spider Bites: What You Need to Know
Date: Jul-13-2016Are spider bites dangerous? This article looks at the reasons spiders bite humans, the signs to look out for, and remedies for spider bites.
Artificial sweeteners: Healthy alternative or fast track to obesity?
Date: Jul-13-2016Despite artificial sweeteners recommended as a sugar substitute to aid weight control, a new study finds that artificial sweeteners may increase appetite.
Tissue-engineered model of human colon should improve cancer research
Date: Jul-13-2016Researchers have tissue-engineered a model of the human colon for tracking the genetic changes that drive cancer from abnormal mass to invasive tumor.
Why are some foods considered comfort food?
Date: Jul-13-2016The Daily Meal report on how comfort foods are linked to social - as well as emotional - bonds; the power of comfort food is based on its associations.
'Red hair gene' also increases cancer risk in dark-haired people
Date: Jul-12-2016New research shows that the gene responsible for red hair, MC1R, increases the mutation and skin cancer risk in darker-haired people, too.
Obesity: Could being well hydrated prevent weight gain?
Date: Jul-12-2016Individuals who have a higher body mass index and are obese have insufficient levels of hydration, finds a new study from the University of Michigan.
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