Police pepper spray protesters as Israeli president visits Sydney
Isaac Herzog is on a four-day visit to Australia following the December mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
Hong Kong court jails media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years
Lai’s supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of fabricating report its troops had crossed the border
Ethiopia had alleged that Eritrean soldiers were on its territory and supporting rebels in the north.
Outrage as South Korean official suggests ‘importing’ foreign women to boost birth rate
Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested “importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka” for young rural men.
Chronic alcohol use profoundly alters gene expression in the brain’s reward system
Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and decision-making, according to a study led by researchers
Late sleepers have higher heart risk, and it’s mostly preventable
Researchers explore the association between an individual’s chronotype and cardiovascular risk.
Cellares to expand automated manufacturing to gene-edited stem cell therapies
Cellares, the first Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO), today announced a collaboration with the Stanford Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine (CDCM) and Stanford
Large Swedish study finds COVID-19 vaccination unrelated to fertility or childbirth rates
A Swedish registry-based cohort study evaluated whether COVID-19 vaccination affected childbirth rates among women aged 18 to 45 years during the pandemic period. No statistically
Why are fewer people donating their organs?
The number waiting for an organ is at a record high as loved ones increasingly block donations.
AI stethoscope doubles detection of serious valve disease in primary care study
A prospective primary care study found that an AI-enabled digital stethoscope substantially improved sensitivity for detecting clinically significant valvular heart disease compared with standard auscultation.
‘Weight-loss jab helped me find my cancer’
Rebecca Combellack says she found out she had breast cancer after losing weight and finding a lump.
I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body
BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.
Cubans wonder if they could be next after Venezuela as rumours swirl about U.S. talks
There are unconfirmed reports that secret talks have begun between the CIA and Alejandro Castro Espín, the son of Raúl Castro. U.S. Tweety McTreason has