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Chemistry World October 24, 2013 Emily James |
Parkinson's protein holds clue to oxidative stress Scientists from the UK have identified a possible cause for the oxidative stress found in patients with Parkinson's disease. |
Fast Company November 2013 Elizabeth Murphy |
Inside 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki's $99 DNA Revolution If Wojcicki gets it right, 23andMe could help change the health care industry as we know it. "At $99, we are opening the doors of access," she says. "Genetics is part of an entire path for how you're going to live a healthier life." |
Chemistry World October 9, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
GSK to apply for malaria vaccine approval Preliminary results from the first ever Phase III clinical trial of a malaria vaccine show that it can reduce malaria infections in vaccinated children over 18 months. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2013 Megan Tyler |
Searching for a hangover cure Scientists have suggested that what you drink following the consumption of alcoholic beverages could alter the effect of alcohol on your body. The carbonated drink Sprite emerged as a potential reliever of alcohol-related symptoms. |
Chemistry World September 30, 2013 Jason Woolford |
Mutant enzymes help break cocaine habit An enzyme modified to hydrolyse cocaine 1000 faster than it did before could form the basis of the first medicinal treatment for cocaine addiction. |
Chemistry World September 25, 2013 Patrick Walter |
Flame retardants levels in pregnant women fall following ban A decade long California ban on a class of persistent flame retardants used in electronics and furniture is already reaping benefits for pregnant women. |
Chemistry World September 23, 2013 William Bergius |
Nanoparticles stop mosquitoes breeding A simple synthesis for environmentally benign carbon nanoparticles that could be used to control mosquito populations has been demonstrated by scientists in India. The transmission of diseases by mosquitoes is estimated to be responsible for 2 million deaths every year. |
AskMen.com James Fell |
Alcohol And Weight Gain Alcohol calories rival that of sugar-sweetened beverages. Liquid calories are not satiating, and high ingestion is a major cause of weight gain. |
Chemistry World September 19, 2013 Emma Eley |
Atheroprotective pathway of superfood spirulina Scientists investigating the health enhancing properties of spirulina have identified that its atheroprotective activity may be due to it having a protein with a similar structure to bilirubin. |
Chemistry World September 18, 2013 Sonja Hampel |
Beetle feet inspire drug delivery patches A drug delivery plaster mimicking the wet adhesion of beetle feet has been developed by scientists in Taiwan. |
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