New Scientist - Health
New Scientist - Health
Grave soil whispers time of death tip-off 09/08/2010 11:05 AM Crime scene investigators should take a closer look at the soil around a buried corpse to more accurately estimate when the person died
Junkie food: Tastes your brain can't resist 09/08/2010 06:00 AM Is that cupcake an innocent indulgence? Or your next hit? We're finding that a sweet tooth makes you just as much an addict as snorting cocaine
Bird flu jumps to pigs 09/07/2010 10:38 AM H5N1's jump to pigs brings the virus a step closer to a human pandemic
Losing weight may pollute the blood 09/07/2010 04:30 AM Weight loss releases chemical pollutants into the blood, which can stick around, increasing the risk of diabetes, cancer and dementia
Magic mushrooms reduce anxiety over cancer 09/06/2010 04:00 PM The active chemical in magic mushroom has been shown to lessen anxiety and improve mood in people with late-stage cancer
What can deliver snakebite medicine where it's needed? 09/06/2010 11:40 AM Snakebites kill hundreds of thousands, so the scarcity of proper treatment is a global tragedy. Time to bring in the law, say Nick Brown and Dev Kevat
Locust brains could thwart superbug plagues 09/06/2010 08:03 AM Extracts from the brains of locusts and cockroaches can kill superbugs such as MRSA – new antibiotics could follow
Humans with monkeypox virus cases rocket 09/03/2010 10:54 AM A 20-fold jump in the number of humans with a smallpox-related virus in Congo has provoked a call to assess its global threat
Nano-engineered cotton promises to wipe out water bugs 09/03/2010 08:17 AM Cotton impregnated with silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes could provide a cheap and effective method of purifying water in remote locations
Ancient bacteria could improve anti-ageing cosmetics 09/02/2010 02:00 PM Cyanobacteria survived strong UV exposure for a billion years – the secret to their success could be key to new sunscreens and "anti-ageing" products
Can US Congress overturn stem-cell funding freeze? 09/02/2010 10:27 AM Congress could find a way around the shock court ruling that has frozen US government support for work on human embryonic stem cells
Swine flu drug in narcolepsy probe 09/02/2010 07:34 AM Fifteen children in Finland were diagnosed with narcolepsy after receiving swine flu vaccine – but it could have occurred by chance
Psychoactive drugs: From recreation to medication 09/01/2010 01:00 PM With trials showing positive results from the treatment of cancer to alcohol addiction, could illegal drugs be heading for the medical mainstream?
Success, not size 0, makes women want to eat less 09/01/2010 05:10 AM Encouraging models to put on weight may not be enough to prevent the influence that media images have on rising rates of eating disorders
Success, not size 0, makes women want to eat less 08/31/2010 10:55 AM Encouraging models to put on weight may not be enough to prevent the influence that media images have on rising rates of eating disorders
Scalpels and skulls point to Bronze Age brain surgery 08/31/2010 07:54 AM Önder Bilgi talks about his discovery of a razor-sharp 4000-year-old scalpel and what it was originally used for
How astronauts' experience could help trapped miners 08/27/2010 10:55 AM Experience from space missions shows the trapped miners in Chile may face their most severe psychological challenges in a couple of months' time
Oxytocin fails 'trust elixir' test 08/27/2010 08:29 AM The hormone does make people more trusting, but not gullible, as many internet vendors would have us believe
Macabre details of suicide hangings revealed 08/27/2010 07:24 AM The results of this grisly research could be significant in court cases where prison officers are accused of negligence or foul play
Half a billion eggs recalled in US salmonella outbreak 08/26/2010 09:58 AM Thousands of cases of egg-related food poisoning have occurred in the US while investigators search out likely sources of the outbreak
Collagen corneas restore damaged sight 08/26/2010 09:01 AM A collagen implant replacing a damaged cornea anchors itself in place after becoming filled with the recipient's own cells
Hand-held detector aims to diagnose disease 08/26/2010 08:52 AM Instant diagnosis is the aim of a device that can detect the molecules produced by a range of illnesses
How to feel full without pigging out 08/26/2010 07:49 AM Two ways in which dieters try to make themselves feel full without stuffing themselves with food have been backed up by separate research teams
How to survive the long haul in space 08/25/2010 01:00 PM Medical records of space station astronauts reveal the gruelling physical costs of the missions – and suggest how to stay healthy on the way to Mars
Whooping cough outbreak could be worst in 50 years 08/25/2010 08:15 AM California is experiencing a major outbreak of whooping cough, with around 3000 cases reported so far this year

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