Archive for April, 2008
LSD inventor Albert Hofmann dies
Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, dies at the age of 102.
HIV drug resistance target find
A specific protein in the body may be the key to overcoming the increasing problem of resistance to HIV drugs, researchers say.
Crash diets ‘may reduce lifespan’
Scottish scientists find that binge eating and crash dieting may significantly reduce life expectancy.
Manila bans organs for foreigners
The Philippines bans organ transplants for foreigners because of illegal trade of kidneys taken from the poor.
Rules for cord blood collection
The collection of cord blood at birth in the UK is to be closely regulated for the first time.