Dear colleagues,
As 2025 draws to a close, I want to begin by first thanking the millions of health workers, vaccinators, surveillance officers, laboratory scientists, social mobilizers,…
Category: 6. Health
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Don’t hold back, swearing can boost performance by lowering inhibitions, study finds | Psychology
It may not be in keeping with the festive spirit, but if you find yourself dropping the F-word while wrestling a Christmas tree up a flight of stairs, scientists say you could be on to something. A study has found that swearing can enhance…
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Associations of LDL and HDL cholesterol with lung function decline and risk of airflow obstruction in a community-based cohort
Adeloye, D. et al. Global, regional, and National prevalence of, and risk factors for, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2019: a systematic review and modelling analysis. Lancet Respir Med. 10, 447–458.
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Alveo Technologies and Global Animal Health Partner to Deploy National-Scale Molecular Avian Influenza Surveillance Across Egypt
Deployment marks first mass-scale use of on-site, real-time molecular diagnostics for poultry disease monitoring, with plans to further expand across the Middle East
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Alveo…
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Reliability and validity testing of the Occupational Exposure Risk Awa
Introduction
With the development of modern medicine and the increasing demand for healthcare services, medical staff in hospitals and other healthcare institutions are exposed to a variety of occupational risks.1 These risks not only threaten…
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Scientist discovers tiny protein that control hunger
We always want to suppress additional hunger to manage our appetite and eat healthy.
Referring…
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How are hospitals in your area affected?
Hospitals across the UK are seeing high levels of flu cases this winter.
The NHS in England has said it is on “on high alert” after seeing the highest ever number of flu cases in hospital for this time of year, in the week ending 14 December.
You…
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What to Know About Exercise as Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Linda Pescatello, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Kinesiology (CAHNR), has established herself as a leading figure in the study of exercise as medicine. One avenue of Pescatello’s work has highlighted…
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December: Global food systems driving twin crises of obesity and global heating | News and features
Changing the consumption-driven nature of our food systems would significantly benefit public health and the climate, say the authors of a major scientific review linking environmental harms with obesity.
The paper, ‘Obesity and climate change:…
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NU-9 halts Alzheimer’s disease in animal model before symptoms begin: For Journalists
- Experimental drug NU-9 shows promise in clearing toxic proteins associated with neurodegenerative diseases
- Scientists tested NU-9 in a pre-symptomatic animal model of…
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