Health and Medicine
This subject area encompasses research and studies in the field of human medicine.
Among the wide-ranging list of topics covered here are anesthesiology, anatomy, surgery, human genetics, hygiene and environmental medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pharmacology, physiology, urology and dental medicine.
Pulsing light silences overactive neurons
Scientists at the MIT Media Lab have invented a way to reversibly silence brain cells using pulses of yellow light, offering the prospect of controlling the…
Patient adherence an essential factor for successful tuberculosis treatment
The existing treatment, which combines several antibiotics prescribed for a period of 6 to 8 months – as against 18 months to 2 years still only a few years…
The Impact of Brain Injury on Family Members
The special April issue of the journal NeuroRehabilitation sheds light on the substantial advances in the science of family member and caregiver research with…
Severe dengue infections may go unrecognized in international travelers
Dengue is the most important emerging disease among international travelers, with a 30-fold increase in incidence over the past 50 years worldwide. Like…
New Blood Thinner May Work Without Bleeding Risk
So when he didn’t see any significant increase in those typical bleeding events when studying a new blood thinner last year, UK College of Medicine…
Lung cancer screening regimen provides opportunity for cure
“The regimen of screening determines how early the cancer is diagnosed. This is critical, as it provides the opportunity for earlier treatment which can be…