Nutritionally similar meals might not affect your body the same way
Even with similar calories and nutrients, ultra-processed meals triggered stronger insulin responses and altered how the body burned…
Low uptake limits benefits of maternal RSV vaccination
Vaccination against a common respiratory virus during pregnancy lowers the risk of severe disease in babies by 74…
An interesting year for flu in Australia
Surprises from the latest CDC data ahead of the upcoming WHO consultation on the composition of vaccines for…
Study explores pregnancy risks from heat and wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke and extreme heat – increasingly the new norm – each have their own harmful effects on…
Optimizing respiratory virus research workflows with VACUBOY
Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) use the VACUBOY vacuum hand operator and VACUSAFE aspiration system…
What four pregnancy eating patterns revealed about mothers and newborns
Distinct eating patterns emerged among pregnant women, alongside striking differences in maternal health and subtler signals in how…
Higher BPA exposure tracked with higher estrogen and progesterone in women
Everyday exposure to plastics, packaged foods, bottled drinks, and cosmetics may be shaping hormone patterns in ways researchers…
New review examines why tetanus remains a global health problem
Tetanus is often considered a disease of the past, remembered mainly through childhood vaccinations and warnings about rusty…
New AI tool helps personalize care after heart attacks
The health of heart attack survivors follows three distinct paths in the five years after their health event,…
NEWS2 score may improve antibiotic decisions in suspected sepsis
A study of nearly 100,000 adults treated for suspected infection suggests that the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2),…
Using DNA sequencing for accurate identification of microbial infections in cystic fibrosis patients
Lung infections are a constant risk for people living with cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disorder which…
Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…