Drug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys
A single dose of a novel antibody medication can bind to fentanyl and prevent the opioid from triggering potentially life-threatening symptoms, research in monkeys suggests (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Removing zombie-like cells may help treat multiple sclerosis
Senolytic drugs can clear away worn and damaged “zombie” immune cells that are resistant to dying, which may help treat multiple sclerosis, according to research in mice (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Brain implant could ease the effects of a traumatic injury years later
A device that was implanted into the brains of people with traumatic brain injuries substantially improved their cognitive function a year later, a small study suggests (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Rare gene variants can change your height by up to 7 centimetres
Gene variants that have an unusally large effect on some people ' s heights have been discovered by analysing the genomes of more than 300,000 individuals (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles
Vaccinations could be made less painful by treating skin with a vaccine-laden liquid and using ultrasound to push it into the body (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Music created from bioelectric recordings of cancer-treating plants
Musical artist Helen Anahita Wilson records the bioelectric signatures of cancer-treating plants as a way to understand her own cancer journey (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Why does weed give you the ‘munchies’? Here's what the science says
There may be several reasons why cannabis encourages people to eat, including the fact that the psychoactive compound in the drug affects the neurons that control hunger (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Painkillers seem to work better if you have unpleasant side effects
People found a nasal spray painkiller more effective when it caused a slight burning sensation. This suggests that deliberately increasing some drugs ' unwanted side effects could enhance their therapeutic benefits (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Cannabis probably doesn't help you sleep better
Many people take cannabis to help them sleep, but there is little evidence that the drug makes a difference (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Why some medical conditions are due to evolutionary design flaws
Rather than assuming medical conditions happen because something in the body has “gone wrong”, considering evolutionary explanations for illnesses and symptoms may help us better understand how to treat them (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
A new way to estimate our maximum lifespan could help us extend it
The maximum lifespan of mammalian species such as humans can be estimated from so-called epigenetic markers - and altering those might extend our longevity (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Why it's healthy for older people to be slightly overweight
UK dietitians say people over 65 need more fat reserves, but why are they going against most other healthy weight guidelines? (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
H1N2 swine flu: UK's first human case recovers after mild illness
Infected person has made full recovery but officials are investigating where they caught the virus and whether they may have passed it to other people (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Long covid: What we now know about its causes and possible treatments
Almost four years after the first cases emerged, we are accumulating evidence about the physiology behind this complex condition – from microclots to viral persistence (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Pneumonia in China: Everything we know so far about mystery illness
Unexplained pneumonia cases among children in China may be a result of common respiratory infections rebounding after the country ' s strict covid-19 lockdowns (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
