Category: 6. Health

This special report explores why affective disorders are more prevalent in women across the lifespan, highlighting the interplay between ovarian hormones, stress, and socio-cultural context….

When a librarian in Berkeley, Calif., was looking to take PrEP to prevent HIV, the doctor…

Award acknowledges exceptional scholars committed to the research fields of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry

Two researchers were recently recognised for pioneering breakthroughs in their respective scientific…

Oncologists have been moving away from the notoriously unpopular neutropenic diet. It requires nearly all food to be cooked to high temperatures — or, as some have described it, “boiled to death” — to reduce the risk of food-borne…

Winter is upon us, bringing with it a surge of viruses, including the flu. According to the World Health Organization, between 290,000 and 650,000 people die every year from the flu virus worldwide. There is therefore a clear need for effective…

NEW qualitative research suggests that injectable on-demand treatments for hereditary angioedema are associated with substantial emotional, logistical, and quality-of-life challenges for both patients and caregivers, potentially delaying…

The NHS has warned UK patients taking a commonly prescribed medication to seek urgent medical…