Drugs Health Medical

One-third of West Africans have gene variants causing kidney disease

Researchers have found genomic variants in one-third of people from the West African countries of Ghana and Nigeria that significantly increase the risk.

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Climate Health Medical

Global heat to cripple economies, wreck billions of lives: UN official says

Exiting plans to combat climate change “fall miles short” of what’s needed to stop global heating from destroying every economy and wrecking billions.

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Drugs Health Medical Opinion

Opinion: Imposter syndrome can lead to anxiety, depression, guilt

By Aparna S October 29, 2024: Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon that affects many high-achieving individuals, often leading them to downplay their.

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Climate Health Medical

‘Luxury jets, yachts emit more carbon an hour than a person’s lifetime’

The world’s top 50 richest billionaires, with their private jets, yachts and polluting investments, produce more carbon pollution in over an hour than.

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Drugs Medical Pharma

Nanomedicine delivers targeted antibiotic at one go to fight infection

HQ Team October 25, 2024: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have unveiled a nanomedicine that can deliver an entire course of antibiotics.

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Drugs Health Medical

New device uses electrical pulses to kill skin bacteria and prevent infections

HQ Team October 2, 2024: A device named Bioelectronic Localized Antimicrobial Stimulation Therapy (BLAST) has been developed to prevent skin infections by using harmless electrical.

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Drugs Health Medical

Accelerated medical programs: A pathway to success or compromised education?

Bharti Jayshankar October 24, 2024: A recent study from New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine has sparked renewed interest in the.

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Drugs Health Medical

Maternal eating disorder linked to increased psychiatric risks in offspring

Bharti Jayshankar October 24, 2024: In a Finnish population-based cohort study, researchers have found that mothers with a history of eating disorders or.

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Climate Health Medical

Climate change intensifies wildfires and pollution-related deaths

HQ Team October 23, 2024: Rising global temperatures have led to more frequent and severe wildfires in vulnerable ecosystems like those found in.

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Drugs Health Medical

Alzheimer’s disease slowly enters the brain in a stealth mode

Alzheimer's disease has an initial silent and slow phase before the second stage of a destructive accumulation of plaques, tangles and other symptoms.

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