Category: 6. Health

When harmful bacteria that cause food poisoning, such as E. coli, invade through the digestive tract, gut cells usually fight back by pushing infected cells out of the body to stop the infection from spreading.

In a new study…

Nearly half of all babies born with Down syndrome face congenital heart defects, often involving serious malformations that require surgery in the first months of life.

For decades, scientists have known that having an extra copy…

Ukraine’s health services have been remarkably resilient in wartime, with technological innovations playing a key role in sustaining the delivery of care. At the 20^th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) in Paris last week, Tetiana Deshko of…

Scientists are reporting the first compelling evidence in people that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines with age.

A 10-week study of people 65 or older found…

Two large studies of people switching to tenofovir-sparing regimens presented at the 20^th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) in Paris show that hepatitis B reactivation is a rare event after the hepatitis B-suppressive drug is removed.

Hepatitis…

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Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is associated with increases in blood pressure (BP) and stopping drinking – even drinking less – may lead to clinically meaningful BP reductions, according to a study published today…