Multiple sclerosis: Pinpointing risk factors
Image Credit: ZEISS Microscopy via Flickr. Because Scotland is of the countries with the highest incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS)...
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Functional neurological disorder: Investigating an invisible illness
Image Credit: Double-M on Flickr Loretta had been hoping for a promotion. Instead, she woke up one morning to find...
Dog DNA could aid quest to help breeds breathe more easily
Image credit: Kasper Flörchinger via Flickr If you have ever taken a stroll through a popular dog park, you will...
For best results, start early: Healthy meal-prep kits boost children’s long-term ‘health’
Image Credit: Jonathan Chang via Flickr CW: Discussion of BMI and health in relation to socio-economic status Your childhood might shape your...
How old is HIV? The United Kingdom and HIV/AIDS research
Photo Credit: NIAID via Wikimedia Commons The discovery of a viral cause for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1983 by...
This contraception is just for women? Think again
Photo Credit: Anqa via Pixabay The University of Edinburgh is part of a groundbreaking trial, alongside nine other global sites...
New weapons in the fight against the ivory trade
Ivory trading has been illegal since 1989, but 40,000 elephants die each year because of this multibillion dollar industry. Could...
HIV and CVD: one step forward, two steps back?
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that damages the cells of the immune system, which weakens the body’s...
Advances in malaria vaccine development
Each year approximately 500,000 people die from malaria. Most are children. In fact, by the time you have finished reading...