Breathing new life into the treatment of collapsed lungs
The best treatment for a sudden and unexplained lung collapse might simply be waiting for the lungs to fix themselves. The traditional therapy for a collapsed lung (or pneumothorax)...
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Nature’s nurse: How mother’s milk guards against malaria
Thousands of infant deaths could be prevented each year after the discovery a natural way to inoculate against one...
Up, cup and away
All those latte-sipping cyclists hobbling around your local café aren’t there only to show off the latest Lycra, research...
Rash converters
It’s contagious, potentially life threatening and currently has no effective drug treatment – every parent’s worst nightmare, in other...
No place like home
There’s nothing more heartbreaking for parents than a sick child in hospital but new research from The University of...
Giving antibiotics the hard cell
How do you beat a flesh-eating superbug? By serving up more than it can chew. Researchers at the University...
Fairy snail ending
It’s not often the glandular secretions of an obscure gastropod get to be the hero of the story but...
Breakfast, crunch and dinner
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, especially if you like to smoke or drink. Research...
Other side of the groin
Sometimes less is more. Fighting for your life in Accident and Emergency, the last thing you want is an...
Waste not want not
Researchers at The University of Adelaide have taken recycling to a whole new level, using faecal transplants to treat...