Treating HIV in the tiniest babies could have huge positive implications for their future

Dec 01, 2019 03:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Princess had a rough start in life. She was born HIV-infected. Her mother was often sick, and there was little family support for her own struggles with HIV. But Princess mother had recently started HIV treatment and...

High-intensity exercise improves memory and wards off dementia

Dec 01, 2019 03:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

For the first time in human history, older people outnumber younger people. This has created unique health challenges. Dementia may be one of the scariest a debilitating condition that erases memories; a condition without...

How better information will reduce maternal and child deaths

Dec 01, 2019 03:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

At least two-thirds of all annual maternal and child deaths worldwide occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite recent improvements, significant inequities persist across countries and regions and within countries. An...

'Cultured' meat could create more problems than it solves

Dec 01, 2019 03:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Cultured or in vitro meat, also called clean meat by its supporters, is meat produced in a laboratory using bioengineering techniques. In 2013, Mark Post, professor at Maastricht University, presented the first...

What is 'vaginal seeding' and will it help your C-section baby?

Dec 01, 2019 03:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Should every baby born by caesarean section (C-section) be given a smear of microbes to the mouth, nose or skin from the moms vagina soon after birth? This controversial pregnancy trend is called vaginal seeding or...

Bubonic Plague: Fourth case recorded in China

Nov 29, 2019 05:32 am UTC| Health

It has been several centuries since the deadly bubonic plague that wreaked havoc in Europe. However, it seems that the highly contagious illness is making a return, with a fourth case recently reported in China. Express...

Prostate cancer: Here's the new drug that can add 2 years to patients' lives

Nov 29, 2019 05:32 am UTC| Health

Prostate cancer is among the diseases that affect men. For those who have more severe or terminal cases, there is a new drug that could add a few more years to their lifespan. Yorkshire Coast Radio reports that a study...