drugs Archive
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Bang! Video Podcast: Microbubbles and Drug Delivery
Posted on March 17, 2014 | No CommentsIn the first ever Bang! video podcast, Iona Twaddell interviews Dr Eleanor Stride, a biomedical engineer who is working on using microbubbles to transport drugs […] -
Students tempted by “Smart drugs” during exam stress
Posted on November 18, 2013 | No CommentsOne in seven Swiss students have taken performance enhancing substances during their degree. A survey of Swiss universities found that these substances were mainly taken […] -
Bleach Can Prevent Ageing and Skin Damage
Posted on November 17, 2013 | No CommentsDilute bleach can prevent ageing and damage to skin, according to latest research at the Stanford University School of Medicine. For decades, some doctors have […] -
An epigenetic cure for cancer?
Posted on February 24, 2013 | 22 CommentsA review article by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine suggests that subtle changes in DNA expression patterns could be targeted to treat […] -
New Combination of Treatments Could Help Combat Deadly Melanoma
Posted on December 23, 2012 | No CommentsScientists at Manchester University may have identified a new way of treating deadly melanoma cancer. They discovered that MITF (a protein which helps cells to […] -
Surprising ‘pseudoresistance’ to aspirin
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsSurprising research has examined aspirin resistance and deemed the phenomenon deceptive. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania conclude in a paper published in Circulation that true resistance is […] -
The Separation of Science and State
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No CommentsIt was a privilege to hear Professor David Nutt speak a few of weeks ago at a talk organised by the Oxford Atheists, Secularists and […]