Botox: Deadly Toxin or Overlooked Medicine?
Michael MacMillan explores how the extreme toxicity of botox doesn’t stand in the way of its potential health benefits.
Category: Life Sciences
Monthly Jab Could Halve Migraine Frequency
The first effective migraine preventative drug in 20 years offers fresh hope for sufferers.
Are Bacteriophages the Answer to Antibiotic Resistance?
Viruses that attack bacteria may soon be used as an alternative to failing antibiotics, but how promising is this new therapy?
When Illusions Feel More Real Than Reality
A recent study reveals that even in healthy people illusory sensations can be mistaken for reality and that we shouldn’t trust everything we see.
Bacterial Products: The Latest Anti-Ageing Treatment?
For years we have tried to reduce the effects of ageing. Could molecules produced by our commensal bacteria be a new line of therapeutics to combat these effects?
Ikaria’s Secret of Health and Longevity
Sarah Neidler gives us a taste of how the inhabitants of Ikaria are renowned for their longevity.
Mind Your Bugs
Cleveland Clinics researchers are the first to explore breast tissue microbiota – revealing a link between a particular bacterial composition and breast cancer.
