Still conscious? Brain marker signals when anaesthesia takes hold
Unconsciousness induced by the widely used drug propofol is marked by characteristic changes in electrical activity. Credit: Abed…
artificial organ kept man alive until transplant
X-rays show a 33-year old patients’ new lungs (left) and old lungs (right).Credit: Northwestern Medicine A 33-year-old man…
Guinea-Bissau suspends US-funded vaccine trial as African scientists question its motives
Guinea-Bissau will implement a universal birth-dose policy for the Hepatitis B vaccine in 2027.Credit: Enrique Lopez-Tapia/Nature Picture Library/Alamy…
Girls are starting puberty younger — why, and what are the risks?
When Lola was eight years old, she went through a massive growth spurt and started developing acne. Her…
why some people die from typically harmless germs
Michael Levin had just started working as a paediatric infectious-disease doctor in London when he received an urgent…
What is ‘natural Ozempic’ – and how good is the science?
A food-oil supplement called Elcella can work like a weight-loss jab, it has been claimed – but experts say…
The complex role of nutrients in cancer spread
Hanahan, D. & Weinberg, R. A. Cell 144, 646–674 (2011). Article PubMed Google Scholar Li, Y. et al.…
Study finds resveratrol and copper dramatically weaken deadly brain cancer
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An inexpensive mix of two everyday supplements helped to fight…
mRNA therapy turns back the clock
As people age, immune cells called T cells tend to decline both in quantity and in quality. Credit:…
AI note-taking tool significantly reduces doctors’ paperwork time, analysis shows
Published on 09/12/2025 – 6:00 GMT+1 Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can give doctors more time with patients by…
‘Giant step forward’ for Huntington’s — the scientist behind the first gene therapy
On a video call in early September, Sarah Tabrizi first saw the data that she and other researchers…
Using generative AI for the objective assessment of language in healthcare
Participant demographics We obtained recordings from 53 autistic participants and 18 neurotypical controls (NTCs), including children (5–12 years), adolescents…