15
May
Bird flu vaccine: How will we know it works?
Researchers will test the vaccine’s effectiveness by taking blood from vaccinated people, and checking to see if antibodies in their blood can neutralize the virus.
15
May
Bird flu vaccine: How will we know it works?
Researchers will test the vaccine’s effectiveness by taking blood from vaccinated people, and checking to see if antibodies in their blood can neutralize the virus.
24
Apr
Man with hole in stomach revolutionized medicine
A gunshot wound in 1822 has informed science about digestion and fevers for decades.
17
Apr
3D printing skin. Yep, skin.
16
Apr
Parasitic worm inspires skin graft tech
A new technique for skin grafts involves an adhesive made of tiny needles that was inspired by a parasitic worm’s behavior.
17
Feb
Mood drugs leak into waterways, make fish antisocial
Drugs taken by humans can have unintended side effects — on fish, in the natural environment. Turns out, fish fed extremely low concentrations of an antianxiety drug eat more quickly, and act bolder and more antisocial than their un-medicated peers, a new study finds.
14
Feb
05
Feb
Harry Potter gets new headache diagnosis
Harry Potter’s headaches have finally been diagnosed — not by a healer at St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, but by a regular old muggle doctor.
It seems the world’s favorite boy wizard doesn’t suffer from migraines as leading headache specialist Dr. Fred Sheftell suggested in 2007, but from nummular headaches. Nummular headaches are often sparked by head injury, which just might include taking an Unforgiveable Curse to the head.
01
Feb
31
Jan
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