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Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics
Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more…
Health workers in Sierra Leone see surge in mpox cases
Sierra Leone is facing an increase in recorded mpox infections, with 177 new cases reported in…
Uganda declares end of 6th Ebola outbreak
Uganda declared the end of an Ebola virus outbreak Saturday, which has killed at least two…
‘Zombie’ skin cells may be harmful or helpful, depending on their shapes
Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without…
Autism not linked with increased age-related cognitive decline, finds study
There is no difference over time in the spatial working memory of older people who have…
Age-related genetic changes in the blood associated with poor cancer prognosis
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, Gustave Roussy and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK),…
Federal COVID websites now promote lab leak theory
The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page…
Combining brain stimulation with speech therapy shows promise for restoring language in primary progressive aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia is a neurological condition that causes a gradual decline in language abilities. There…
Reunion hospital boss urges reinforcements amid chikungunya outbreak
The head of the hospital service on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday…
Could CT scans be fueling a future rise in cancer cases, as a new study suggests?
CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics,…
Research identifies new cut-off points for overweight and obesity in male athletes
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May)…
Study details role of protein that may play a key role in the development of schizophrenia
Research published in the Journal of Neurochemistry has detailed the role of a protein, hnRNP A1,…
A changing climate may jeopardize global blood supply
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health suggests a changing climate threatens the continuous…
Mapping study pinpoints key brain regions for reasoning skills
A team of researchers at UCL and UCLH have identified the key brain regions that are…
Analysis reveals one firearm injury was treated every 30 minutes in emergency departments in 10 jurisdictions
A cross-sectional analysis of firearm injury-related emergency department (ED) visits found that between 2018 and 2023,…
Review reveals significant gaps in the clinical rating scales used to assess pain in newborns
A Cochrane review reveals significant gaps in the clinical rating scales used to assess pain in…
Parasitic infection and treatment linked to cancer-related gene activity in the cervix
New research has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium), a parasitic infection affecting millions globally, can…
Study identifies promising biomarker for early sepsis detection in neonates, children and pregnant women
A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has uncovered the potential of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a…
Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ‘acute crisis,’ say researchers
The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an…
Europe’s population is adapting better to cold than to heat, study shows
A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has shown that Europe has…
Prescribing parkrun is a retrograde step, argues doctor
General practitioners are now “prescribing” parkrun for their patients as part of a social prescribing initiative…
One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene—almost 100 times higher than previous estimate
As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases…
Study investigates effects of ADHD medications on the heart
A new study led by the University of Southampton has found that medications for ADHD have…
Heroin found in cocaine and ‘ice,’ and snorting a line can be lethal
Authorities in New South Wales and Victoria have been warning the public about worrying cases of…
Scientists cast new light on how fasting impacts the immune system
New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the…
Exercise as an anti-aging intervention to avoid detrimental impact of mental fatigue
Retired people who habitually exercise are more able to fight the impacts of mental fatigue, new…
Organoid model integrates microglia to study inflammation in brain
Organoids have revolutionized science and medicine, providing platforms for disease modeling, drug testing, and understanding developmental…
Low LDL cholesterol levels linked to reduced risk of dementia
People with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their blood have a lower risk…
Improved algorithm for predicting older people’s frailty can help doctors intervene earlier
Researchers have successfully improved the Electronic Frailty Index (eFI)—a tool that uses data to predict older…