Mirror image proteins offer new way to disable Alzheimer’s disease
Understanding how proteins interact with their own mirror images enabled a Kobe University research team to design a small mirror protein that disables a causal
Category: Health
Scientists use living muscle to reanimate paralyzed organs
What if a technology could reanimate parts of the body that have lost their connection to the brain – like a bladder that can no
New genetic ‘roadmap’ advances precision therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
The 1,341-gene signature for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma offers a framework for precise diagnosis and tailored therapies, addressing tumor heterogeneity.
Evacuated from Gaza as newborns, a group of Palestinian toddlers returns to an uncertain future
Eleven toddlers from Gaza are reuniting with their families after doctors evacuated them as premature newborns during blackouts at Shifa Hospital
The man who wants to bring human composting to the UK
Human composting is when a body placed in a sealed vessel containing organic matter turns into soil.
Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package
The prime minister says the NHS could lose 1,000 extra training places if resident doctors go ahead with a six-day strike next week.
‘Something wasn’t right’: Wrong sperm given to UK families by IVF clinics in northern Cyprus
Families of seven children believe the wrong sperm or egg donors were used in their IVF treatment.
Why the benefit used by more than 8 million people may not be fit for the future
Can Universal Credit and the work and benefits system more generally reshape itself to meet a new reality?
PM gives BMA 48 hours to call-off strike or lose 1,000 training posts
Starmer sets deadline for doctors’ union to call off six-day walkout due to begin after Easter.
How video gaming may shape sleep, diet, and activity across the lifespan
This narrative review found that video gaming can have both benefits and risks for health across the lifespan. It may provide short-term stress relief and
How gut imbalance may drive obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
A new review argues that gut dysbiosis is closely linked to metabolic dysfunction through intertwined effects on inflammation, oxidative stress, gut barrier integrity, microbial metabolites
Study proposes genetic basis for autism’s strong sex bias
Autism has a significant and enduring sex bias, with roughly four boys diagnosed for every girl. For many years, experts have believed this disparity arises
How do diet, smoking, alcohol, and stress reshape the female microbiome?
This review examines how modifiable lifestyle and environmental factors shape the female vaginal, gut, oral, and skin microbiomes, with diet, alcohol, smoking, obesity, stress, hygiene
Whole genome sequencing improves diagnosis of rare diseases
A collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, and SciLifeLab has integrated whole genome sequencing into routine diagnostic investigations for rare diseases at Karolinska University