Category: 6. Health

Mutations in a gene known as CPD play a crucial role in a rare form of congenital hearing loss, an international team of researchers has discovered. Scientists from the University of Chicago, the University of Miami, and several…

A new WHO analysis reveals accelerating resistance in critical pathogens and widening global inequities, urging countries to strengthen surveillance, expand access to essential antibiotics, and act now before routine infections…

University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers will study the potential effects of the loss of the Y chromosome in the development and progression of bladder cancer thanks to a grant of up to $6.5 million over seven years from the…

Loneliness and social isolation are linked to a heightened risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research published online in the open access…

Poorer health is linked to a higher proportion of votes for the populist right wing political party, Reform UK, indicates an analysis of the 2024 general election voting patterns in England, published online in the open access…

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) seed extract as well as its main bioactive ingredient, 1,8-cineole, have the potential to act as a beneficial antiviral agent by enhancing the production of antiviral proteins called type I interferons,…

New research suggests that those diagnosed with autism in late childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood are more likely to have a different type than those diagnosed in early childhood.

“We found that, on average, individuals diagnosed…

Parasites in the intestines. Sounds alarming right? If a gastroenterologist’s words are to go by then it is. According to Dr Joseph Salhab, a gastroenterologist with a following of 1.5M on Instagram, you could be…

A shipwreck resting about 20 miles south of Stockholm, known as “Wreck 5,” has a new identity. It was long filed under “Viking,” but fresh fieldwork shows it is a late medieval vessel built with flush planking, a style that changed how…