Health
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FeaturePass the antidote
From paracetamol to pesticides – not to mention nerve agents – there are many toxic compounds that doctors need to be able to counteract. Nina Notman investigates
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ReviewInventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
Teenage Kicks - a cognitive neuroscientist explains why teenagers are the way they are
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ResearchTwo flavouring chemicals prevalent in e-cigarettes might harm lung function
Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione suppress gene expression related to cilia production and function
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PodcastMelarsoprol
Cases of sleeping sickness – human African trypanosomiasis – are in decline, dropping 86% in Africa between 2000 and 2014. Gege Li explores the role that this toxic, arsenic-based medication has to play.
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PodcastBook Club – Inventing Ourselves
Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explores the unique period of brain development that occurs during adolescence
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NewsPersonalised medicine has failed to live up to the hype, researchers claim
Predictions that Human Genome Project would usher in an era of tailored therapies have largely failed to come true
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OpinionWho wants to live forever?
How many of us will be healthy enough to ride off into the golden sunset of a long retirement?
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FeatureCan we live forever?
We are now living longer than ever before, but not always in perfect health. Anthony King talks to the researchers working to extend our healthspan
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ResearchAlzheimer’s linked to infection of the brain by gum disease bacterium
Drug firm is developing treatment to inhibit bacterial enzymes believed to be damaging important protein
