Category: 6. Health

Continue Reading

  • How World War II transformed sexual health practices and condom use in Sweden

    How World War II transformed sexual health practices and condom use in Sweden

    During World War II, Sweden was officially neutral, but life at home was anything but untouched by the conflict. A new study from Stockholm University shows that the war years fundamentally changed Swedish thoughts about sexual…

    Continue Reading

  • Purdue-developed LENN system enhances stability and targeting of mRNA cancer therapies

    Purdue-developed LENN system enhances stability and targeting of mRNA cancer therapies

    Published, peer-reviewed research shows a patent-pending, virus-mimicking platform technology developed at Purdue University improves upon traditional methods of targeting bladder cancer cells with messenger RNA (mRNA)…

    Continue Reading

  • The high cost of US cutting vaccine funding – Opinion

    The high cost of US cutting vaccine funding – Opinion

    LI MIN/CHINA DAILY

    Vaccines are a vital tool that save millions of lives every year. Concerningly, the United States is cutting funding for a key organization that saves lives around the world through…

    Continue Reading

  • Takeaway Coffees May Contain Thousands of Microplastic Fragments, Study Warns : ScienceAlert

    Takeaway Coffees May Contain Thousands of Microplastic Fragments, Study Warns : ScienceAlert

    It’s 7:45 am. You grab a takeaway coffee from your local cafe, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the office.

    To most of us, that cup feels harmless – just a convenient tool for caffeine delivery. However, if that…

    Continue Reading

  • Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism | Autism

    Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism | Autism

    Taking paracetamol in pregnancy does not increase the chance that the child will be autistic, or have ADHD or an intellectual disability, a “gold standard” review of the evidence has found.

    The findings debunk Donald Trump’s claims last…

    Continue Reading

  • Calling Innovators & Med Tech Developers: Apply to Be Featured at the 2026 Respiratory Innovation Summit

    Newswise — NEW YORK, NY – Jan. 20, 2026 – Researchers, clinicians, pharmaceutical innovators, medical technology developers, and entrepreneurs are invited to bring their most promising ideas to the 2026…

    Continue Reading

  • Controversial CDC hep B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau may be canceled

    Controversial CDC hep B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau may be canceled

    CIDRAP news story

    16 January 2025 — A $1.6 million vaccine study in the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau — announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month — has caused concerns and confusion from the very…

    Continue Reading

  • Current flu vaccine provides moderate protection against severe disease, interim analyses suggest

    Current flu vaccine provides moderate protection against severe disease, interim analyses suggest

    Two new analyses, one from France and one from China, suggest that seasonal influenza vaccination provided moderate protection during the early months of the 2025–26 flu season, despite the rapid spread of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K viruses,…

    Continue Reading