Why are so many young people getting cancer? What researchers do and don’t know
A woman receives chemotherapy.Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post/Getty Researchers around the world are grappling with a vexing problem:…
Scientists Confirm Alcohol Causes Widespread Health Damage
Alcohol is linked to a wide range of diseases and injuries, and reducing or stopping drinking can lower…
Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Declaration of interests Q E S Adnani reports grants or contracts as a recipient of the study under…
We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring 41 people in the US for the Andes…
Sleep linked to slower ageing: huge study pinpoints the right amount
Getting roughly 6 to 8 hours of sleep each day has been linked with a longer life —…
Bowel and Ovarian Cancers Are Dramatically Rising in Young Adults and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why
A large analysis of cancer data in England reveals that many cancer types are becoming more common in…
Vampire Bats Are Moving into the US and Scientists Worry They Could Spread a Fatal Zombie Deer Disease to Humans
A deer showing signs of CWD. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In 2022, Peter Larsen awoke in the Guyanese rainforest…
Food consumption patterns and their micronutrient content in India: Evidence from the household consumption expenditure surveys, 2011–12 and 2023–24
India’s dietary landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by rising incomes, shifting consumption patterns, and targeted welfare…
BA.3.2 COVID variant detected in 25 U.S. states by CDC – WSB-TV Channel 2
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a new COVID variant had emerged in the U.S. The…
Vegetarian diets and cancer risk: pooled analysis of 1.8 million women and men in nine prospective studies on three continents
Study population The study design and data harmonisation process have been described in detail elsewhere [17]. Briefly, prospective…
Health effects linger 20 generations after rats are exposed to fungicide
Rats that had ancestors who had been exposed to a fungicide experienced health problems. Credit: Kseniia Glazkova/Alamy Exposure…
Genome-wide association analyses highlight the role of the intestinal molecular environment in human gut microbiota variation
Ethical considerations The current study has been approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (DNR 2022-06137-01, DNR 2024-01992-02).…