Tag: drugs

Kid-friendly chocolate formula helps the medicine go down

Operations on 11 September, 2018

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Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed a winning medicine formula that makes bad-tasting medicine taste nice, making it easier to treat sick children.

The UWA study published by the journal Anaesthesia tested 150 children and found that the majority of children who were given the new chocolate-tasting medicine would take it again, unlike the standard treatment, while they still experienced the same beneficial effects.

UWA Clinical Senior Lecturer Dr Sam Salman said the poor taste of many medicines, such as Midazolam, a sedative used prior to surgery, presented a real difficulty in effectively treating children.

Intelligent microbes, boarding planes, and ganging up underwater

Science in Public on 8 September, 2011

This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about intelligent microbes; ganging up underwater; boarding planes; how frogs drink; and more… Read More about Intelligent microbes, boarding planes, and ganging up underwater

Bacterial allies, nanodiamonds, and prescribing placebos

Science in Public on 17 March, 2011

This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about friendly bacteria; lasers in space; prescribing placebos; nanodiamonds; and more Read More about Bacterial allies, nanodiamonds, and prescribing placebos