Blood on the lab bench
Scientists in Qatar have taken research into organ development one more step into the future by expanding the potential for creating personalized blood and heart tissue in the lab. Read more
Prescription drugs overused and abused in the Mideast
It turns out that, in the Middle East, getting access to prescription medications for serious ailments, in the absence of supervision, can sometimes be as easy as picking up an over-the-counter medicine for a headache or the common cold, or so claims a new review published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. Read more
Ancient parasites hitched rides to the region using European travelers
Analyzing a 500-year-old latrine in the Christian quarter of the old city of Jerusalem, researchers found evidence that some species of intestinal parasites seem to have been “imported” from medieval Europe. Read more
2013: Nature Middle East’s Special Editions
For Nature Middle East, 2013 has been an exciting year–with wider coverage of science and research news across the region, and the beta-launch of monthly special editions of the online magazine in April, and regularly starting October. Read more
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