Over the past two decades, British nonprofit Riders for Health has been working to reduce the number of deaths in Africa from treatable diseases by …
Author: Lia Steakley
Switching drugs on and off with magnetism
Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have devised a technique that aims to deliver medication to patients on an as-needed basis for an extended period of …
High-fat foods may tell the brain to splurge
Overindulging on a second piece of pie may have less to do with your will power, or lack thereof, than your choice in foods. A …
Gene therapy may cure color blindness
A gene therapy technique developed by researchers at the University of Washington has just been used to cure color blindness in adult monkeys. In the …
Exercising makes you brawny and brainy
Besides a slimmer waistline, here's another reason to lace up your running shoes, take a bike ride or dive into the pool: aerobic exercise makes …
Dirty hands increase flu risk
One very simple way to help avoid getting the H1N1 flu this season is to regularly wash your hands. Avoiding the H1N1 strain of influenza …