Medicine BiasWomen Are More Likely to Experience Adverse Drug Reactions. A New Study Tells Us Why A new study in mice debunks the popular belief that women are “scaled down” versions of men. By Ananya Singh
A Sapien PuzzlePeople With Neanderthal Genes Process Medicine Differently, Study Finds "This is one case where the admixture with Neanderthals has a direct impact in the clinic. Otherwise therapeutic doses can be toxic for carriers of the Neanderthal gene variant.” By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Wide AwakeBeing Conscious Under Anesthesia Is More Common Than We Thought, Shows Research The largest study of its kind finds “connected consciousness” affects 1 in 10 young adults, and women more than men. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
A New UnknownNew Research Identifies ‘Purging Disorder’ as Distinct From Bulimia “What we really need are treatments that do a better job treating symptoms when binge eating isn’t present and we don’t really have that right now.” By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Who Wants to Live Forever?Scientists Are Finding Ways to Reverse Ageing. Is It Worth It? Science has always searched for the elusive fountain of youth. But only some benefit when aging is made slower -- or halted completely. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Most Visible StigmaBody Matters: Fatphobia in a Gynaec’s Office "She started commenting about my body weight... it was only last year that I started feeling okay about my body... That incident took me at least 1000 steps back." By The Swaddle Team
Race Against Extinction‘Voodoo’ Lily, ‘DiCaprio’ Tree Among 200+ Unknown Plant Species Identified by Scientists “[N]ow is our last chance to find unknown species, name them and hopefully protect them before they become globally extinct.” By Devrupa Rakshit
