10 big ideas for 2016
10 big ideas for 2016
Instant concrete. Replacement penis surgery. Dogs that can smell cancer. Andrew Stone outlines some remarkable innovations designed to make the world a better place.
The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
Maharashtra exempts dialysis medicines from taxes
Maharashtra exempts dialysis medicines from taxes
The state government has decided that 13 drugs and medical equipment, including erythropoetin recombinant injection, peritoneal dialysis fluids, dialysers, dialysis tubings and dialysis machines will be exempted from all taxes
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
No, there's still no evidence e-cigarettes are as harmful as smoking
No, there's still no evidence e-cigarettes are as harmful as smoking
Professor Linda Bauld unpicks recent headlines around a study looking at the impact of e-cigarette vapour on human cells, and finds little support for the claim that they’re as harmful as smoking
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Graphene could be used to clean up nuclear waste, say scientists
Previously 'unthinkable' uses for wonder material graphene are discovered by scientists
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Anxiety makes people stronger
E-cigarettes can damage cells and cause cancer while high blood sugar increases risk of kidney disease even in non-diabetics—studies and research tips for a healthier you
Livemint
Livemint
'It was a matter of social justice': endometriosis activist Sylvia Freedman on a year of driving change
At 24, Freedman set up Australia’s first patient-centred endometriosis conference, beginning a radical process of opening up information to millions of women suffering a debilitating condition
The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU