Dental fillings for your cavities could soon be a thing of the past

Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Dental fillings may soon be left in the ash heap of history, thanks to a recent discovery about a drug called Tideglusib. Developed for and trialled to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the drug also happens to promote the natural tooth regrowth mechanism, allowing the tooth to repair cavities. Tideglusib works by stimulating […]

How Much Can You Stuff Into Your Body Cavities? You'd Be Surprised

One October night in 1972, a 21-year-old man was brought to the emergency room at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto, his bloated stomach grumbling audibly. The culprit? A circular bolus of hashish tied in a condom. It was 6 centimeters at its greatest diameter, roughly the size of an orange. The man had swallowed […]