Category: 6. Health

The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is undergoing more scrutiny by the Trump administration in their ongoing reassessment of vaccines despite the worst measles outbreak in decades.

Jim O’Neill, the deputy secretary of the US Department…

Stevia – the natural sugar substitute – may help boost hair loss treatment, suggests a new study in mice. Scientists developed a dissolving patch that contained a sweetener derived from the Stevia plant, which helped improve the efficacy of…

• Grants Bio-Techne expanded commercial rights to develop a portfolio of genetics products beyond the recently launched AmplideX® Nanopore Carrier Plus Kit
• Establishes a…

Cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the mucous membranes in the lungs and other organs, is one of the conditions that make it illegal to imprison a person under Russian law. Nonetheless, this summer, a Moscow…

Ireland has taken another major step forward in the global fight against cancer, with the launch of Phase 2 of Precision Oncology Ireland (POI) — the country’s largest and most ambitious cancer research initiative to date.

Announced by…

Tuberculosis (TB) levels in England increased by 13.6% in 2024 compared to the previous year, data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows.

There were 5,490 notifications of the disease in 2024, compared to 4,831 in…

The systematic review and meta-analysis including 21 studies indicated the participants in the highest TyG, TyG-BMI, TyG-WC and TyG-WHtR quartile have an increased risk of stroke compared to the patients with the lowest index category. Subgroup…

Whether or not you’ve heard the name Kevin Hall, you most likely know about his work. It was Hall’s seminal study in 2019 that showed that consuming ultraprocessed foods like deli meat, white bread and canned refried beans led to weight gain…