You can hack your brain to form good habits — like going to the gym and eating healthily — simply…
Trial using donated eye tissue offers stem cell surgery hope
People with sight problems could benefit from insights from a surgical trial advance that has been shown to help restore…
How to create health care centaurs, half doctors and half managers
If hospital doctors around the world often struggle to become those health centaurs, half professionals and half managers, that modern…
Bad cholesterol: ‘Slim down’ fat-carrying particles to reduce its spread
The enzyme that ‘loads up’ fat-carrying particles in the liver before they are transported around the body has been identified…
Stress and dream sleep are linked to pathways of brain cell death and survival
The first and most distinct consequence of daily mild stress is an increase in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, a new study…
Future changes in human well-being to depend more on social factors than economic factors
The changes in the perception of personal well-being that could take place in the next three decades, on a global…
Bioethicists call for more robust system of ethical governance in human gene-editing
Bioethicists are calling for a more robust system of ethical governance in human gene-editing in the wake of the Chinese…
A ‘compelling call’ for pediatricians to discuss firearm safety
The Children’s commentators point to the ‘extremely dangerous’ combination of ‘the small curious hands of a young child’ and ‘the…
Opioid injecting linked to substantial rise in bacterial heart infections
A study of people who inject drugs found a significant increase in the risk of infective endocarditis, a serious infection…
Seven core principles can help substance use treatment systems focus on high-level goals
Building on reviews of existing studies, researchers have identified the principles that may help improve substance use treatment systems.