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Could AI help defeat superbugs? UK scientists aim to find out

The three-year project aims to use AI to develop new tools in the fight against pathogens that can evade existing treatments.

18/11/2025

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Is being kind good for your health? Science suggests yes

Studies show that kindness may help reduce stress, ease physical pain, fight loneliness, and stay healthy for longer.

14/11/2025

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Common childhood virus linked to lupus disease in breakthrough study

New research from Stanford University links the Epstein-Barr virus to lupus disease, showing how the virus can push immune cells to attack the body’s own tissues.

13/11/2025

Healthcare

New malaria treatment could fight growing threat of drug resistance

Drugmaker Novartis said it will move quickly to ask regulators to approve the new medicine.

13/11/2025

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Prevention: Europe’s untapped ally against antimicrobial resistance

Partner content presented by OM Pharma

As we look toward World AMR Awareness Week, the conversation around antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has never been more urgent.

12/11/2025

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Diagnosing tuberculosis in four hours instead of three weeks

In partnership with the European Commission

In Lithuania, the number of people suffering from tuberculosis is among the highest in the European Union. Kaunas’ hospital has been modernised thanks to European funding and is aiming to curb the disease thanks in part to a new genetic test that can diagnose the disease in just four hours.

10/11/2025

Health news

Paracetamol still safe during pregnancy, major review finds

An in-depth review found no quality evidence of a link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD diagnosis in children.

10/11/2025

Health news

DO at-home gut microbiome tests work?

Doctors warn that at-home gut microbiome tests are largely unregulated, often unreliable and offer little actionable value beyond curiosity.

04/11/2025

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Eating cheese once a week may lower dementia risk, study suggests

Researchers found that regular cheese eaters were 24 per cent less likely to develop the condition over three years compared with non-cheese eaters.

31/10/2025

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Men’s brains shrink faster with age than women’s, study finds

The study aimed to find out whether sex differences in healthy brain ageing explain why women are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s more often.

23/10/2025

Health news

Obesity-related cancer rising globally, study warns

Thyroid, breast, colorectal, kidney, and endometrial cancer diagnoses are surging worldwide, with colorectal cancer increasing fastest in people under 50.

21/10/2025

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Tiny eye implant restores sight for people with incurable blind spots

The company said the implant could be available in the European Union as soon as next year.

20/10/2025

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England and Wales to get first long-lasting jab to prevent HIV

The drug, known as cabotegravir, must be administered every two months.

17/10/2025

Healthcare

New gene therapy successfully treats children with rare fatal disorder

'These results are what we hoped for when we first began developing this approach,' one researcher said.

16/10/2025

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Your DNA may hold the key to your relationship with cannabis

Specific genes appear to influence whether people try cannabis and their susceptibility to cannabis addiction.

14/10/2025

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Alcohol is fuelling thousands of cancer cases in Europe, WHO warns

Alcohol consumption is a major cause of cancer in Europe, the WHO's cancer research agency warned in a new report.

14/10/2025

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One in six bacterial infections now resistant to antibiotics, WHO says

Many antibiotics have lost effectiveness against common bacterial infections since 2018, the report warned.

13/10/2025

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71-year-old survives months with genetically engineered pig liver

The liver performed key bodily functions, proving that pig organs can temporarily support human life, though serious complications eventually arose.

09/10/2025

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Scientists uncover biological cause of Long COVID brain fog

New research offers what scientists describe as the first biological evidence of Long COVID brain fog.

08/10/2025

Health news

More than 100 million people now vaping, WHO says in new report

While global smoking rates have fallen sharply, a new WHO report warning that vaping is fuelling a “new wave of nicotine addiction”.

07/10/2025