medicine
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New Clues Are Revealing Just How General Anaesthesia Works in the Brain
Over 350 million surgeries are performed globally each year. For most of us, it’s likely at some point in our lives we’ll have to undergo a procedure that needs general anaesthesia. Even though it is one of the safest medical practices, we still don’t have a complete, thorough understanding of precisely how anaesthetic drugs work…
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Seven Things You Didn’t Know Come in Travel Size
One of the quirks about travel is how your whole world shrinks — time gets short, aeroplane seats are smaller than ever, and many of the everyday products you use suddenly become “travel size.” You might be surprised, though, to discover just how many travel size products there actually are out there — heck, there’s…
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If Mosquitoes Love You, Maybe Switch Soaps
Mosquitoes really do like some people more than others. Some of the features that make you a mosquito magnet aren’t ones you can easily alter — your body size, for example, or the natural smell of your skin. But a study has found that scented soaps may also make a difference, and that’s something you…
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What to Do If You Just Can’t Poop
If you’ve ever been constipated, you know it’s a miserable feeling: all that heaviness and bloat, without any relief in sight. When constipation starts to set in, you may find yourself reaching for all of the fibre in sight, chugging water like you’re in the middle of the Sahara, or going for a run to…