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Rare 'healthy' smokers lungs explained
Posted in Medicine on 28th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
The mystery of why some people appear to have healthy lungs despite a lifetime of smoking has been explained and the findings could lead to new drugs to improve lung function.
Why Americas Top Mental Health Researcher Joined Alphabet
Posted in Science on 23rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Psychiatric drugs havent improved much in recent decades, and searches for the genetic causes of common forms of mental illness havent yielded clear answers either.
A new process for studying proteins associated with diseases
Posted in Science on 20th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Could pave the way for new drugs for a myriad of diseases, including cancer.
Jardiance, a Diabetes Drug, Cut Cardiovascular Deaths by 38%, Study Says
Posted in Medicine on 19th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A widely used modern diabetes drug has been shown to reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Malaria: '700 million cases' stopped in Africa
Posted in Science on 18th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
'Global malaria control is one of the great public health success stories of the past 15 years.'