A global research team maps how rare and common gene variants jointly drive obesity and metabolic disease, offering fresh clues for equitable, personalized prevention and treatment.
Study: Discovery of obesity genes through…

A global research team maps how rare and common gene variants jointly drive obesity and metabolic disease, offering fresh clues for equitable, personalized prevention and treatment.
Study: Discovery of obesity genes through…

UNICEF and fellow partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative held a gathering on World Polio Day on October 24, 2025, near the ruins of the smallpox hospital and the FDR Hope Memorial on Roosevelt Island. Pictured here are speakers at…

There’s no time better than now to become mindful of what, when and how you eat. The gut is one of the most powerful yet weak parts of the body and any kind of problem in it, can lead to diseases and conditions…

Colorectal cancer, which is also the most common type of gastrointestinal cancer, is increasing globally. Of late, there has been an alarming rise in the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer. A recent analysis by the Centers for Disease…

Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant blood cancers, new research has revealed.
Known as ‘junk’ DNA, these bits of DNA don’t encode proteins, so were…

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects around 2.5% of adults and 7% of children. It causes difficulties with attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity.
If unrecognised and untreated,…


A tool that uses artificial intelligence to help diagnose men with prostate cancer and guide decisions about treatment is to be tested in NHS hospitals, researchers have announced.
The £1.9m Vanguard Path study, funded by Prostate Cancer UK and…