Category: 6. Health

By Dr Mariangela Pellegrini, Lora Ruth Wogu and Marie-Claire Kofi, Co-Chairs of the Sickle Cell Transitions Policy Lab

In recent years, legislation and policies have transformed the rare disease landscape in the EU, improving patient access to…

KARACHI  –  The Sindh Health Department has released a comprehensive report revealing that 215,270 cases of malaria have been confirmed across the province during the current month. According to the report, blood samples from 2,416,427…

Human blood contains spider-shaped proteins that regulate the innate immune response. When antibodies attach to a pathogen, complement protein C1 binds to them and triggers a cascade of protein cleavages that amplify the immune signal. C1…

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Over the next few years, we could see the arrival of not just genetically altered tomatoes, but also bananas and potatoes, with traits such as lasting longer, having higher nutrients, and they could (in theory) even be cheaper too.

For…

Sound waves at frequencies above the threshold for human hearing are routinely used in medical care.

Also known as ultrasound, these sound waves can help clinicians diagnose and monitor disease, and can also provide first glimpses of your…

How we start our mornings has a lot to do with how the rest of the day is going to go. From picking up mobile phones after waking up, to struggling to get that one cup of coffee, all morning rituals matter. At first, these might seem harmless…

A color-changing label could help prevent millions of vaccine doses from going to waste, say scientists from the University of Surrey. The innovation, now being commercialized through a partnership with MM PACKAGING GmbH (MM) Group…