Excessive amounts of visceral fat tied to faster heart aging
Excessive amounts of visceral fat – the hidden fat surrounding organs – is linked with faster aging of…
Garvan Institute warns genetically modified mice breeding at risk from proposed plastics plant
One of Australia’s leading biomedical centres says a proposed plastics recycling plant south of Sydney could endanger the…
Alcohol consumption and your health: What the science says
“A lot of people who don’t currently drink are people who used to drink heavily, or who have…
Factors influencing referral among women attending post abortion care at tertiary hospitals in Northern Uganda
Barnett, E. A. Restricted Abortion Access: Opinions About Abortion Among Reproductive-Age Women in the Cayman Islands. Singh, S.,…
Griffith University launches groundbreaking treatment trial for spinal cord injury
A Phase 1 human clinical trial to treat chronic spinal cord injury, the first of its kind in…
Obesity can be passed from parents to children. But do mothers’ or fathers’ genes matter more?
Published on 06/08/2025 – 6:00 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Children with obese parents are more likely to be obese themselves…
Germany to allow some depressed patients to try psilocybin amid psychedelic medicine boom
Published on 31/07/2025 – 14:15 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s medicine regulator will allow certain patients with treatment-resistant depression to…
New treatment shows promise in protecting brain following stroke reperfusion
Cambridge scientists have developed and tested a new drug in mice that has the potential to reduce damage…
Simple UV technology reduces the number of respiratory infections in aged care facilities
Simple technology that harnesses ultraviolet light to ‘zap’ airborne viruses has been shown to significantly lower the number…
Australian scientists uncover new way to halt aggressive cancer growth
Australian researchers have discovered a promising new strategy to suppress the growth of aggressive and hard-to-treat cancers by…
What to know about sugar versus high fructose corn syrup in Coke
President Donald Trump teased the announcement last week, but the Coca-Cola Co. confirmed it Tuesday: a cane sugar-sweetened…
New genetic discovery could change how Friedreich’s ataxia is diagnosed
A University of Oklahoma researcher is the first to discover that the sequence of the genetic defect in…