As early as the 13th century, scholars proposed that diseases were caused by ‘invisible entities’ unseen to the naked eye. However, it was not until the 1670s when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek made his microscope did the theory gain traction. Just as seeing tiny ‘animalcules’ zipping around under the microscope enabled the field to advance, it
This article originally appeared in the December 2020 issue of Men’s Health. JOSÈ ANDRÈS was everywhere in 2020: in Lebanon after the Beirut port explosion, in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura, in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Through his organization World Central Kitchen, he says he’s helped feed more than 40 million meals to people affected
The biggest weekend on Australia’s sporting calendar is likely to be a fearful time for vulnerable women and children, with incidents of domestic violence expected to spike with the AFL and NRL grand finals. Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education's chief executive Michael Thorn said increased consumption of alcohol at parties celebrating season finales would
Promoting repair of dystrophic muscles is a major goal in the treatment of muscular dystrophies but is complicated by the incomplete knowledge of the cellular and molecular events that drive muscle regeneration. Answers could lie in better understanding muscle repair—which resembles a delicate cellular dance choreographed by special cells called fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs). Researchers already
A new study published this year has women reconsidering booking in for fresh balayage, after it found that those who use dark hair dye or chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of breast cancer. Published in medical journal Carcinogenesis, the study looked at more than 4000 women from New York and New Jersey, aged between
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