WIRED Health 2018: Promising medical startups and innovative ideas in healthcare
WIRED Health is an annual event, held at the Francis Crick institute next to St Pancras station. This year they
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10 Causes of High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
1. SALT: the more salt that we have in our bodies, the more water which enters the blood vessels (via
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Targeted cancer therapies – the future of cancer treatment
Exploiting the Networks of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; the Key That Unlocked the Door to Targeted Cancer Therapies The human body
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Too many charcoal lattes could give you an unexpected baby
For over 10,000 years, activated charcoal has been used as a health product: it can absorb unwanted toxins, improve the
Read morePharma companies on trial for widespread overcharging for drugs
Pharmaceutical companies have always had a profitable business for a combination of reasons – people need their drugs, the money
Read morePill identifiers – where to look and what are the common pills you might want to identify?
Identifying a pill can be useful if you have several medications and are getting confused as to which one is
Read moreAgeing as a therapeutic target
Ageing is one of the biggest causes of human suffering. It results in a functional decline in almost every organ
Read moreYour weekly BMJ digest – 13/5/17
We’re feeling ripples from the tumultuous outside world in this week’s BMJ. From the rare/raw steak on its cover, which
Read moreYour weekly BMJ digest – 06/5/17
Another week, another BMJ, but there is one thing you can rely on. During my many painful hours reading the
Read moreMPTP a neurotoxin research model of Parkinson’s Disease
The toxin 1-methyl-4-phyenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), causes irreversible Parkinson’s disease symptoms (Parkinsonism) through the destruction of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra
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