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Asthma medicine could help children with food allergies, study finds

A study highlighted the efficacy of an approved drug for allergic asthma, with nearly 70 per cent of participants showing better tolerance of food allergens.

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Women get the same health benefits from exercise as men in less time

Women reduced their mortality risk by 15 per cent in less than two and half hours of weekly exercise while it takes men five hours to get the same benefits, a study showed.

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AI models can learn language through the eyes of a baby, study shows

Can artificial intelligence learn language like a baby? Researchers tested this by recording footage from a child’s life and feeding it to an AI system.

Health news

AI may help to predict how patients respond to antidepressants

Antidepressants are prescribed using a trial-and-error approach. Experts hope AI could change that.

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Eco-Innovation

OceanX: What is this billionaire-backed ship doing in the deep?

A state of the art ship is on a mission to “explore the ocean and bring it back to the world”. How valuable is this deep sea philanthropy?

Green News

Commission open to revisit glyphosate decision pending research

Upcoming scientific evidence could reverse EU executive’s decision.

Health news

Oral insulin could replace injections for diabetics, new study finds

A new form of oral insulin, which may soon be tested in humans, can be taken as an alternative to syringes or insulin pumps.

Health news

COVID vaccine may have short-term impact on menstrual cycles - study

A French study found an increased but short-term risk of changes to women's menstrual cycles after they received the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.

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The way humans evolved may be stopping us from solving climate change

While studying human evolution to find solutions for the growing climate crisis, researchers found a mix of encouraging and depressing results.

Work

These AI tools could help boost your academic research

The future of academia is likely to be transformed by AI language models such as ChatGPT. Here are some other tools worth knowing about.

wellbeing

Why having a lot of siblings might be impacting your mental health

A new study suggests the higher number of siblings you have is linked to poorer mental health in teenagers.

Health news

7,000 COVID hospitalisations and deaths in UK linked to vaccine uptake

The first ever UK-wide study involving 67 million people sheds light on what happened when COVID vaccinations were missed.

wellbeing

Brains may have capacity to ‘reset’ after breakup, researchers say

Scientists studied prairie voles, rodents that are known to be monogamous, to analyse the relationship between love and chemicals in the brain.

Health news

Ancient human DNA hints at why MS affects so many northern Europeans

The findings finally offer an explanation for the north-south MS divide in Europe.

Tech News

Could AI improve forensics by finding similarities in fingerprints?

The pattern on each of your fingers is unique but a team used a deep-learning system to find similarities between them.

Health news

First vaccine for devastating disease with 75% mortality rate trialled

The first participants in a trial received doses of a vaccine for the Nipah virus - a disease with a mortality rate of up to 75 per cent.

Nutrition

This cake may boost your brain health, experts say

Dubbed the ‘unforgettable cake’, its recipe includes ingredients that should help our brains stay healthy such as beetroot, olive oil, and cinnamon.

Health news

Hydroxychloroquine use in COVID pandemic may have led to 17,000 deaths

The drug hydroxychloroquine was prescribed off-label during the pandemic and touted in particular by a prominent French researcher.

Healthcare

Euroviews. AI can help us pioneer a new era of ground-breaking medicines

We find ourselves at a pivotal moment where digital and AI tools have the potential to disrupt traditional work models and facilitate new approaches, Brice Challamel writes.

wellbeing

Scientists pinpoint cause of morning sickness in new hope for a cure

A protein released by the foetus is thought to be linked to severe morning sickness. The discovery could lead to better treatment of the condition.