Migraines could be treated by ramping up the brain’s cleaning system
Novel approaches are edging us closer to relieving the agonising pain of…
Faecal transplants could boost the effectiveness of cancer treatments
Bacteria in stools could be an unexpected weapon in the fight against…
We’re getting closer to growing a brain in a lab dish
Most brain organoids lack blood cells, limiting their useImago/Alamy A tiny version…
Bone cancer therapy unexpectedly makes tumours less painful
An artist’s impression of nanomedicine in actionALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Cancer that…
Exercise may relieve depression as effectively as antidepressants
Exercise can form part of an effective treatment for depressionNeil Lang/Shutterstock Many…
New antibiotic could stave off drug-resistant gonorrhoea
Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteriaJ Marshall/Tribaleye Images / Alamy Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is on the…
Monthly injection could replace daily steroid pills for severe asthma
Severe, poorly-controlled asthma could increasingly be treated with a monthly injectionJacob Wackerhausen/Getty…
Daily pill could offer alternative to weight-loss injections
Tablets could offer a more convenient way to take weight-loss drugsH_Ko/Shutterstock A…
Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads
Our hair colour seems to have an unexpected role in wound healingstock-enjoy/Shutterstock…
Can’t focus after a bad’s night sleep? Your dirty brain is to blame
Struggling to concentrate? Maybe your brain is having a washJenny Evans/Getty Images…


