Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot
A Dundee professor carried out the first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver.
Surgical menopause like a ‘hormonal cliff edge’
Surgical menopause is the immediate onset of menopause caused by the removal of both ovaries.
Hospital failings continued after Alice Figueiredo death, leaked documents show
Four months after a young woman died in a mental health unit, another patient tried to harm herself in similar circumstances, leaked documents show.
Stanley Reed’s S-money
Stanley Reed hoped to replace paper money with plastic wafers that he called S-money. The ‘S’ stood for ‘Stanley’s Money’. His arguments about the problems
Philippines typhoon aftermath: ‘Water levels are rising fast’
A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea, after leaving two people dead in the Philippines.
Back from the brink: UK red kites aid Spanish cousins
A project to revive red kite populations in south-west Spain sees new mating pairs and chicks.
Trump reacts to BBC resignations – and didn’t hold back
What did the BBC do to anger Tweety McTreason? And what has he said about the resignations?
Stock markets surge after US lawmakers move to end government shutdown
US Senate vote to end shutdown delivers reprieve to investors worried about AI valuations and weakness in US economy.
Protesters call for action as pollution suffocates New Delhi
Crop residue burning, along with emissions from vehicles, industries and construction, engulf the capital in smog.
Indonesia makes former president Soeharto posthumous national hero
Activists condemn award by ex-son-in-law President Subianto, branding it betrayal of Soeharto’s victims and democracy.
Can your gut bacteria predict your age and lifestyle? New study says yes
Researchers used a new covariance-based method, MANOCCA, to map how environmental factors like age, sex, smoking, and BMI shape bacterial co-abundance in the healthy gut
How modern habits are reshaping the Mediterranean diet for the worse
Nearly all children and adolescents in five Mediterranean countries consume unhealthy ultra-processed foods daily, according to the DELICIOUS Project. The study links higher intake to
Why talking to yourself in third person can help you feel better before big moments
Researchers studying over 20,000 daily experiences found that people mostly talk to themselves in the first person, while using third-person, distanced self-talk far less often.
Drinking orange juice daily may fine-tune genes tied to cardiovascular wellness
Regular orange juice consumption reprograms immune-cell gene activity linked to blood pressure, lipid metabolism, and inflammation in healthy adults. The molecular effects differ by body