A new mouse study finally explains why women are 50-75% more likely to have adverse drug reactions

Men and women experience disease differently. Yet it has always been assumed that the results from ‘pre-clinical’ research on males apply to females too.

Laura A B Wilson, The Conversation

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Shinichi Nakagawa, The Conversation

· Dec 17, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Targeting this gene could help scientists fight at least 20 autoimmune diseases

TYK2 has been associated with diseases like multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes and arthritis.

Melissa Grant-Peters, The Conversation

· Mar 06, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Drug resistance is rising and antibiotic discovery declining. AI could be the answer

Scientists are exploring deep learning, the technology used in facial recognition systems and self-driving cars.

Sriram Chandrasekaran, The Conversation

· Feb 27, 2020 · 11:30 pm

One in three French citizens thinks vaccines are unsafe. The government is trying to change that

People in the nation are dying of preventable diseases like measles.

Alex Whiting, Mosaic

· Jul 07, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Should homeopaths be allowed to prescribe allopathic drugs? Maharashtra course raises questions

In March, protests had led to the removal of a provision for such a bridge course in the National Medical Commission Bill.

Priyanka Vora

· Apr 10, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Amla power: From Sofia Vergara to Kim Kardashian, Hollywood can’t get enough of Indian gooseberry

The tiny green fruit has found fans takers among America’s hippest celebrities.

Suneera Tandon, qz.com

· Oct 17, 2017 · 07:30 pm

A short history of anaesthesia: From unspeakable agony to unlocking consciousness

Unconsciousness under general anaesthesia is difficult to define and measure.

David Liley, The Conversation

· May 04, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Video: How the world's first head transplant might take place (but is it junk science?)

A new frontier in medicine, or a reckless and unethical effort?

Scroll Staff

· Mar 29, 2017 · 10:00 am

Helium is vital for medicine – just as well we discovered more of this rare element

Vast reserves of crucial helium have been found in Tanzania. Here's how scientists did it.

Jon Gluyas, The Conversation

· Jul 04, 2016 · 03:30 pm

How World War II spurred vaccine innovation

During the war, US military forged partnerships with industry and academia that translated laboratory findings into working products at an unprecedented pace.

Kendall Hoyt, The Conversation

· Jun 03, 2016 · 03:30 pm

How a discovery by a team of Bangalore scientists could solve India's antibiotics crisis

By hampering bacterial mutation, the compound could reduce the chances of the microorganisms becoming resistant to drugs.

Mridula Chari

· Jul 18, 2014 · 07:58 am