Health & Wellbeing
Personal health and wellbeing is high on anyone's list, so it's not surprising to see plenty of innovation and research in this area. On these pages you'll find everything from devices designed to give you a better night's sleep to the latest work being done to tackle the obesity epidemic and develop a pill that mimics the effects of exercise.
A unanimous vote by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has effectively banned the sale of e-cigarettes in the city. Pending approval by the mayor, the prohibition is the first of its kind in the United States and will commence in early 2020.
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New research demonstrates a way to grow human hair follicles using 3D printed molds. This is the first time human hair follicle cells have been grown completely in lab conditions, opening up a potentially unlimited source of hair follicles for future hair restoration surgical procedures. -
A small study has found that a short swim in the ocean can alter the composition of a person’s skin microbiome for at least 24 hours. It is unclear what the implications of these changes are but the researchers hypothesize the alterations could leave a person more susceptible to infection.
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Although coffee consumption does potentially pose some health risks, studies have also suggested that it may lower incidences of maladies such as prostate cancer, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and heart disease. Now, scientists believe that it could also help fight obesity.
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Despite some promising research, there is currently no one reliable cure for vitiligo. There may be new hope, however, as a recent study has shown an existing medication to be quite effective at repigmenting the affected skin.
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Stress has some mysterious effects on the human body, with more and more research linking its presence to all kinds of negative health outcomes. Now scientists have developed a new kind of sensor that can be used to keep tabs on stress levels, requiring just single drop of bodily fluid.
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In developing nations with limited infrastructure, obtaining vitamin supplements can be difficult. With that in mind, German scientists are now suggesting that people in such regions could fight tuberculosis (TB) by ingesting something else – oyster mushrooms that have been sitting in the sun.
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