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West Nile virus hits Seville: 89-year-old man dies, second death this season

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Older or younger sibling? Birth order may affect health later in life

The order in which children are born may shape their risk of developing dozens of diseases, from autism and allergies to substance abuse.

Europe News

What is Cyclospora? Two deaths as US outbreak puts Europe on alert

Cyclospora: Parasite back in the spotlight after two US deaths. Here's what to know about symptoms, transmission, risky foods and the situation in Europe.

Earth News

Healing trees: Portugal gains its first therapeutic forest

The Bussaco National Forest has become the first certified Therapeutic Forest in the Iberian Peninsula, joining an exclusive group of just four sites worldwide.

Culture news

How Botticelli’s Venus died, according to a new study

A new study in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism suggests a diagnosis that could explain the death of Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli’s muse, using facial recognition technology.

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World Cup match stress can trigger a heart attack

Scientific evidence shows that emotional stress during the most intense matches can raise the risk of cardiovascular events in vulnerable fans.

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Your morning coffee could be protecting your liver, study says

Drinking coffee — even decaf — is linked to lower risks of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver-related death, a new study has found.

Business

Abivax rallies 36% as trial data ease safety fears over obefazimod

French biotech company Abivax said new clinical trial data supports the safety and effectiveness of its experimental ulcerative colitis treatment.

Health news

Recent outbreaks of so-called 'flesh-eating bacteria'

In recent years, deaths linked to the flesh‑eating bacterium Vibrio vulnificus and group A streptococcus have risen in the US, Europe and Asia. Warming seas have allowed Vibrio to spread from the Baltic to parts of the North Sea and the Mediterranean.

Health news

First Ebola case confirmed in France, health ministry says

France has confirmed its first case of Ebola — a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for the virus. This is the first Ebola case to have been confirmed in Europe.

Earth News

Glowing plants alert to pests and diseases in crops

A team of Spanish researchers has created plants that glow in the dark and change colour when infected, allowing early detection of crop pests and diseases with ordinary cameras.

Health news

How experts track disease threats as 6 million head to the World Cup

As six million fans travel across North America for the 2026 World Cup, health authorities are on alert for any sign of an infectious disease outbreak.

Health news

Flesh-eating parasite still spreading in US despite past eradication

The number of animals infested with a parasitic fly whose larvae feast on living flesh has risen to five, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

Health news

Flesh-eating fly detected in US cattle, decades after being eradicated

A parasitic fly whose larvae feasts on living flesh has been confirmed in cattle in south Texas, years after it was deemed eradicated in the country.

Europe News

Asian tiger mosquito now in Berlin too – how to protect yourself

Just a few millimetres long, the Asian tiger mosquito is spreading steadily across Germany. As a potential carrier of dengue and chikungunya, it is worrying health authorities. How can you protect yourself?

Climate

Why Europe is becoming ‘increasingly suitable’ for hantavirus hosts

Hantavirus has circulated in Europe long before the MV Hondius outbreak, but is climate change increasing future risk?

Health news

Three people die on a cruise ship, authorities suspect hantavirus

Three more people on the Dutch cruise ship have fallen ill, one of them has been taken to a hospital in South Africa. The hantavirus is spread by rats and very rarely spreads from human to human.