Scientists discover the brain protein that drives cocaine relapse
Relapsing into cocaine use is not simply a matter of weak willpower. New research shows it can result from lasting biological changes in the brain. Scientists have found that cocaine…
Cannabis compounds CBD and CBG may help reverse fatty liver disease, study finds
Scientists have identified two non intoxicating compounds from cannabis that may help reduce liver fat while improving metabolic health. The compounds, CBD and CBG, appear to support the liver in…
Boosting a key brain protein could help treat Rett syndrome
Researchers at Texas Children’s Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine have reported a promising experimental strategy that could eventually help treat Rett syndrome. Their findings, published…
A 4,000-year-old sheep reveals the secret of an ancient plague
During the Middle Ages, a devastating plague wiped out roughly one third of Europe’s population. The disease spread through fleas that carried the bacterium Yersinia pestis. These fleas passed the…
Scientists discover protein that triggers diabetic blindness
Researchers led by scientists at UCL have discovered a protein that appears to set off diabetic retinopathy, a common eye disease caused by high blood sugar damaging the retina’s blood…
Scientists create cartilage scaffold that helps the body regrow bone
Bone and skeletal injuries are a major cause of long-term disability around the world. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a cell-free cartilage structure designed to guide…
Mayo Clinic discovers rare gene mutation that causes fatty liver disease
Scientists at Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine have identified a rare genetic variant that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.…
'Women grow up with pain as a part of their lives'
A health campaigner says women’s relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives. Source link
Surgeon's op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt “fantastic”. Source link
Cancer patient leaves Dubai on 'miracle flight'
A woman arrives back in Plymouth in time to begin her chemotherapy treatment. Source link















