Can David Nutt wean us off the demon drink with his alcohol substitute? | Neil Brady
The former government drugs adviser believes the only way to reduce the harms of alcohol is to replace it with a safer intoxicantCancer incidence is set to increase by 70% globally between now and 2024, according to the World Health Organisation's World Cancer Report published earlier this month. The report states that much of the increase will be down to lifestyle factors – not just smoking, but also physical inactivity and excessive consumption of sugar (leading to obesity) and alcohol.Changing people's behaviour is notoriously difficult and costly, but what if it were possible to greatly reduce the toxic effect of one...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Neil Brady Tags: theguardian.com Blogposts Alcoholism Health Medical research Society Drugs David Nutt Cancer Science Source Type: news
Music to your ears? How to prevent heart failure
A Cochrane Collaboration review suggests that music might benefit heart patients. To entrepreneurial scientists this sounds like an unrivalled opportunityJust before Christmas I told you about the discovery that the brain shrinks during sleep, allowing it to get rid of all those nasty toxins it accumulates during the day, including beta amyloid. I described a potential medical application of this knowledge, the so-called BraneDrane™, under development by the labs of Black Knight Industries®.I can now talk about our experiences with the 'BraneDrane' prototype. After the device was fitted all subjects underwent enf...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 16, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Richard P Grant Tags: theguardian.com Blogposts Science Source Type: news
