Womb transplants get go-ahead in the UK: What you need to know
2017-09-12 07:01:02ByJessicaHamzelou(Image:DuCaneMedicalImagingltd/SciencePhotoLibrary)Uterustransplantshavebeengiventhego-aheadintheUK.Fromnextyear
[查看详情]Baby due date could be predicted more precisely with cervix test
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[查看详情]The surprising value of viewing traumatic experiences
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[查看详情]Having trouble giving up smoking? Blame your genes
2017-09-05 04:01:27ByMichaelSlezakSomepeoplemayhaveaget-outclausewhenitcomestogivingupcigarettes.Athirdofwhitepeoplewhosmokehavegenevariationsthatmakeitharderforthemtokickthehabit.AgenecalledANKK1regulatesthereleaseofdo
[查看详情]Nobel Prize for medicine for drugs that have benefited billions
2017-09-05 04:01:11PA/FredrikSandbergBySamWongThe2015Nobelprizeformedicineorphysiologyhasbeenawardedtoscientistswhodevelopednewdrugsforroundwormparasitesandmalaria.Thetreatmentshaveimprovedthelivesof3.4billionpeoplearou
[查看详情]Have we found the key to eradicating viruses like HIV or herpes?
2017-09-05 03:01:10ByMichaellePageEveryhumanhasviruseslyinglowwithinthem.It’shighlylikelythatyouhavebeeninfectedwithahumanpapillomavirusatsomepoint
[查看详情]The five-point plan to help Paris survivors recover from attacks
2017-09-04 02:01:26ByAndyCoghlanInthewakeoflastweek’sterrorattacksinParis
[查看详情]Breath sensor quickly warns when pilots are low on oxygen
2017-09-03 08:01:13ByRachelDavidItsoundslikethestuffofnightmares:asuddendropincabinpressureonboardyourflight.Thiscanleadtohypoxia–alackofoxygen–causingpassengersandpilotstopassout.Nownervousflyerscanbreathealittleeasi
[查看详情]Anaesthetic blunts painful memories recalled before you go under
2017-09-03 01:01:22ByCatherinedeLangeAnaestheticsdomorethannumbpain
[查看详情]I can use intensive-care data to save people's lives
2017-09-02 07:01:03LilliePaquetteYou’retryingtostartadatarevolutioninhospitals.Why?I’minterestedinclinicalenvironmentssuchasintensivecareunits
[查看详情]Ultrasound prises open brain's protective barrier for first time
2017-08-26 06:01:27ByHelenThomsonForthefirsttime
[查看详情]Global study reveals soaring antibiotic resistance in India
2017-08-25 05:01:17ByAndyCoghlan(Klebsiellapneumoniae:thedrugsnolongerwork(Image:AMIImages/SPL)Thefirstin-depthlookatantimicrobialresistanceworldwidehasuncoveredtheextenttowhichantibioticsaremisused
[查看详情]Death rates rise among white middle-aged US citizens
2017-08-25 05:01:07ByAndyCoghlanAheadymixofbooze
[查看详情]Doctor, meet my data
2017-08-23 02:01:10ThetopicsinthisseriesweredevelopedbyNewScientistinconjunctionwithPhilips
[查看详情]Google Glass app uses emojis to help children with autism read faces
2017-08-21 08:01:20JeffChiu/AP/REX/ShutterstockByPoppy-JayneMorganManychildrendiagnosedwithautismfindithardtodecipherotherpeople’sfacialexpressions.AninteractivesystemthatusesGoogleGlassmayhelpthemout.“Icanseethediffere
[查看详情]Is the UN about to recommend decriminalisation of all drugs?
2017-08-19 03:01:11ByRachelDavidThewarondrugshastakenaninterestingturn.InablogpostpublishedonMonday
[查看详情]Why music therapy is making a comeback
2017-08-18 02:01:05ByEmmaYoungIsmusictherapybouncingback?(Image:BSIP/UIGviaGettyImages)INAhospitalinnorthLondon
[查看详情]How to spot the warning signs and prevent mass shootings
2017-08-15 06:01:22ByLisaGrossman(Image:AaronYost/REXShutterstock)TheUSexperiencedyetanotherschoolshootinglastweek
[查看详情]Pigeons taught to diagnose breast cancer on X-rays
2017-08-15 06:01:08BySamWongJOBopportunitiesforpigeonshavebeenfewandfarbetweensinceelectroniccommunicationmadetheirskillsasmessengersobsolete.Butnowitseemstheycouldbeputtoworkanalysingmedicalimages.Sosaystheteamwhotrain
[查看详情]Human vocal cords built from scratch in world first
2017-08-14 02:01:13ByAndyCoghlanSaywhat?Doctorshavegrowntheworld’sfirstvocalcordsfromscratch.Thebreakthroughcouldonedayrestorespeechtopeoplewhohavelosttheirownvocalcordsthroughsurgeryordisease.Doctorsbuiltthevocalcor
[查看详情]The medical cannabis debate is a chance to put science before dogma
2017-08-12 08:01:09SaraStathas/AlamyStockPhotoDURINGthecoldwar
[查看详情]Pigeons taught to diagnose breast cancer on X-rays
2017-08-08 02:01:26BySamWongJobopportunitiesforpigeonshavebeenfewandfarbetweensinceelectroniccommunicationmadetheirskillsasmessengersobsolete.Butnowitseemstheycouldbeputtoworkanalysingmedicalimages.Sosaystheteamwhotrain
[查看详情]Is food really better from the farm gate than supermarket shelf?
2017-08-07 08:01:01ByChloeLambertVEGAN
[查看详情]The truth about the suspected link between social media and self-harm
2017-08-06 07:01:14Maskot/GettyByTomChiversIssocialmediausetoblameforalargegrowthinincidencesofself-harm?That’stheconclusionsomehavecometo
[查看详情]When you ride the subway you share bacteria with everyone in your city
2017-08-06 07:01:04AlanGraf/GettyByChelseaWhyteAstudyoftheHongKongsubwaysystemhasfoundthateachlinehasitsownmicrobialcommunity
[查看详情]Old Scientist: Good cars, bad cars and brain-braking parasites
2017-08-06 06:01:21ByMickO'HareEverydrivenanelectriccar?Chancesareyouhaven’t.Butfiftyyearsago
[查看详情]Only full disclosure of drug trial results will maintain trust
2017-08-04 04:01:27Publishdrugdataorbedamned(Image:Lubitz+Dorner/Plainpicture)TAKEaprescriptiondrug
[查看详情]Genes protecting smokers' health one of many UK Biobank findings
2017-08-03 01:01:08ByJessicaHamzelouGeneticsshowswhetheryoucangetawaywithit(Image:DanDennison/Getty)Tobaccoisaknownkiller–earlierthisweekwelearnedwhysomesmokersseemtobespareditseffects.TheresultscamefromtheUKBiobank
[查看详情]Drug combo halves the time needed to cure resistant TB
2017-08-02 02:01:09ByAndyCoghlanAnewtreatmenthalvesthetimeittakestotreatmultidrug-resistanttuberculosisandhasfewersideeffects.ThesepromisingresultscomefromtwoclinicaltrialsinAfricaandUzbekistan
[查看详情]Paralysed man uses mind control to walk again
2017-08-01 01:01:21ByJessicaHamzelouBackonhisfeet(Image:UniversityofCalifornia
[查看详情]Gel scaffold paves way for 3D printing of biological organs
2017-07-26 07:01:05ByAnnaNowogrodzkiVideo:3D-printingneedlecreatesintricateobjectsinsoftgelsToimprove3Dprinting
[查看详情]Can red wine and chocolate really stave off Alzheimer's disease?
2017-07-25 07:01:27ByBobRoehrHighinresveratrol(Image:StockConnection/REX)AstudysuggeststhatachemicalindarkchocolateandredwinecanslowtheprogressionofAlzheimer’sdisease.Buthowconclusiveisthedata
[查看详情]Pay people a living wage and watch them get healthier
2017-07-23 04:01:18PAYINGthelowestearnerslessthanalivingwage
[查看详情]Exoskeleton reveals lengths we go to save energy when walking
2017-07-22 03:01:05ByDavidShultzEverwaitedforabusratherthantaketheshortwalktowork?Headedfortheescalatorinsteadofthestairs?Humansclearlyharbouradeeploveoflethargy–andnowweknowhowfarpeoplewillgotoexpendlessenergy.Wew
[查看详情]*Sad face*: Being happy does not help you live longer
2017-07-19 06:01:05ByClareWilsonCallittheoptimismfallacy.It’swidelythoughtthatstayinghappyandstress-freehelpskeepyouhealthy.Butamassivestudyonthelinkbetweenmoodandmortalitysuggeststhathappinessactuallyhasnoeffectondeath
[查看详情]Allergy explosion: What causes allergies and how to avoid them
2017-07-19 05:01:12MarthaCooper/NationalGeographic/GettyByPennySarchetCleanlinessisnexttogodliness
[查看详情]Losing sense of smell could be linked to poor health
2017-07-18 04:01:06ByLindaGeddesYoursenseofsmellmightbemoreimportantthanyouthink.Itcouldindicatehowwellyourimmunesystemisfunctioning
[查看详情]Old rat brains rejuvenated and new neurons grown by asthma drug
2017-07-15 07:01:23ByJessicaHamzelouIt’sasgoodasnew.Anasthmadrughasrejuvenatedratbrains
[查看详情]Gene editing: Bring it on
2017-07-14 06:01:25JasonGrowPhotographyTherehasbeenalotofexcitementlatelyoverthenewgene-editingtechnology
[查看详情]Biscuit hedgehog: How my Tourette's tics are a creative catalyst
2017-07-14 06:01:14HowdoesyourTourette’smanifestitself?Hedgehog.Biscuit.Well
[查看详情]World set to embark on UN sustainable goals to eradicate poverty
2017-07-14 06:01:11ByAislingIrwinIshumanityfinallysettingtargetsthatcanrescuetheplanet?(Image:imageBROKER/AlamyStockPhoto)Aretheyapotenttoolforendingpovertywhilesafeguardingthehealthoftheplanet?OraretheyaUtopianw
[查看详情]Time travel to Augusts past: cold cod, thawing mammoths, frozen nerves
2017-07-14 06:01:07Photology1971/GettyByMickO'HareIT’Stwiceasnicewithice.Mostpeopleareusuallyreferringtotheirginandtonic
[查看详情]Deep brain stimulation: A wonder treatment pushed too far?
2017-07-08 06:01:24ByAndyRidgwayAREVOLUTIONinneuroscienceseemstobeunderway.Ithasalloweda13-year-oldautisticboytospeakforthefirsttime.IthasfreedpeoplewithTourette’sfromphysicalticssoseverethattheybrokebones.Ithasstoppedp
[查看详情]Why banning CRISPR gene editing would be unnecessarily cautious
2017-07-08 04:01:19ALLeyesmaybeontheParisclimatetalks
[查看详情]Babies better than adults at knowing where they're being touched
2017-06-26 02:01:17BySamWongMrTicklecan’tbamboozleababy.Unlikegrown-ups
[查看详情]World Health Organization wants to know how happy we are
2017-06-26 02:01:09ByAndyCoghlan(Image:UniversalImagesGroupviaGetty)Areyousatisfiedwithlife?TheWorldHealthOrganizationwantstoknow
[查看详情]Alzheimer’s introduced to Colombian town by Spanish conquistador
2017-06-24 08:01:15ByRowanHooperThetownofYarumalinColombiaisfamousforallthewrongreasons:ithastheworld’slargestpopulationofpeoplewithAlzheimer’sdisease.InYarumalandthesurroundingstateofAntioquia
[查看详情]Will CRISPR gene-editing technology lead to designer babies?
2017-06-20 02:01:21ByMichaellePageGeneticallymodifiedsuperhumans.Babiesbornwithmade-to-ordercharacteristics.Theideahasbeenexploredineverythingfromacademicjournalstomovies.CRISPRtechnologycouldmakeitareality.Theabilityto
[查看详情]Peak China: Beijing makes doomed attempt to boost birth rate
2017-06-19 08:01:24ByFredPearceForChineseleaders
[查看详情]What living with a face transplant has taught me about myself
2017-06-12 05:01:11KenRichardsonWhatwasitliketoseeyourchangedappearanceafteryouwereattackedin2007?Doctorsputmeinacomatooperateonmeaftertheattack.WhenIwokeup
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