Air conditioning in nursing homes lowers heat-related risk
Air conditioning is linked to lower mortality rates in nursing homes during extreme heat, underscoring the importance of climate control for vulnerable seniors.
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Gut microbial butyrate enhances mucosal vaccine antibody responses
A research team from POSTECH and ImmunoBiome in Korea, led by Professor Sin-Hyeog Im, has uncovered a new mechanism showing how butyrate-a short-chain fatty acid
Sub-terahertz biosensors enable label-free cancer cell identification
Early detection and accurate typing of cancer are critical for improving patient survival rates. While traditional pathology remains the gold standard, it often requires complex
36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula
It comes after some batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after being contaminated with a toxin.
Therapeutic potential of engineered extracellular vesicles in osteoarthritis
Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-bound nanoparticles secreted by cells and have emerged as promising therapeutic agents
A newborn’s death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant
Health officials in New Mexico have said a newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child’s mother drinking raw milk during
Dad starts wargaming club for men’s mental health
Joe founded Dad’s War Room to support men struggling with mental health through tabletop gaming.
Too many antioxidants may negatively affect future offspring
Antioxidants have been marketed as miracle supplements, touted for preventing chronic diseases and cancers; treating COPD and dementia; and slowing aging.
‘Our daughter’s cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child’
Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.
Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is recommending that surgeons delay gender-affirming surgeries until patients turn 19, including chest, genital and facial surgeries
Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening
Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.
Is it a cold, ‘super flu’ or Covid? How to tell the difference
How to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
FDA approves first stem cell therapy to treat severe aplastic anemia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the first hematopoietic stem cell transplant therapy to treat patients with rare but severe aplastic
Peru reports first case of baby born after ectopic pregnancy in liver
A multidisciplinary medical team in Peru successfully managed an ectopic pregnancy in which a placenta adhered to the mother’s liver was delivered as a full-term