For healthcare innovations to be truly transformative, designers need input from clinicians that will actually use the tech and outside […]
Scientists discover an interaction that helps cancers spread to bone
A Princeton-led team of researchers have discovered a factor that promotes the spread of cancers to bone, opening the way […]
People with autism have an altered sense of self
New research has indicated that people with autism have an altered sense of self, which may explain some of the […]
More than one in ten Canadians want to be in an open relationship
A sizeable number of Canadian adults are either in or would like to be in an open relationship, suggests new […]
Aspirin to fight an expensive global killer infection
Research led by the Centenary Institute in Sydney has found a brand new target for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis; our scientists […]
Here’s what music sounds like through an auditory implant
For some people with severe hearing loss, it is possible to restore their hearing with an auditory implant (also known […]
Everyone can be an effective advocate for vaccination: Here’s how
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named vaccine hesitancy as one of their top 10 threats to global health for […]
Introduction of flat-rate payments accompanied by an increase in readmission rates
Seven years after the introduction of flat-rate payments at Swiss hospitals, a major study has revealed a slight increase in […]
Even psychological placebos have an effect
Placebo effects do not only occur in medical treatment—placebos can also work when psychological effects are attributed to them. Psychologists […]
A match made in neural heaven: How a neuron grows an axon
While the neural architecture responsible for the transmission of electrical impulses has been known for more than a century, the […]