Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Ten years after the UK became the first country to legalize mitochondrial donation, the first results from the use of these high-profile reproductive technologies—designed to prevent…
Category: Health & Medicine
Thinking of trekking to Everest base camp? Don’t leave home without this expert advice
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Tourists in Kathmandu are tempted everywhere by advertisements for trekking expeditions to Everest Base Camp. If you didn’t know better, you might think it’s just a…
New vaccine for pregnant women protects babies from serious lung infection, study shows
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vaccination of pregnant women has been linked to a drop in newborns being admitted to hospital with a serious lung infection, research suggests. Researchers found the…
Intestinal flora works together with certain genes to aggravate ulcerative colitis, research reveals
OTUD3 prevents intestinal flora-mediated colitis by regulating STING signaling. Credit: Hisako Kayama (Sci Immunol. 2025) Ulcerative colitis (UC) causes misery for millions worldwide. It affects the large intestine, causing pain,…
New advanced imaging technology enables detailed disease mapping in tissue samples
PathoPlex. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09225-2 Researchers from Aarhus University—in a major international collaboration—have developed a groundbreaking method that can provide more information from the tissue samples doctors take from…
Surprising finding could pave way for universal cancer vaccine
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An experimental mRNA vaccine has boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy in a mouse-model study, bringing researchers one step closer to their goal of developing a…
Scar tissue in athletes’ hearts tied to higher risk of dangerous cardiac rhythms
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scar tissue in the heart was associated with abnormal heart rhythms among healthy, long-time male endurance athletes aged 50 or older, potentially increasing their risk of…
How having a child can impact mental health
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While parenthood is linked with better mental health, new UCL research reveals social and economic circumstances also matter. Mothers and fathers in their early 30s in…
Global study shows longer brain scans lower research costs, provide more accurate predictions
An fMRI image with yellow areas showing increased activity. Credit: Wikipedia/ CC BY 3.0 Artificial intelligence (AI) models trained on large datasets are increasingly seen as the key to unlocking…
Eye scan can reveal risk of having a heart attack or stroke
Credit: Cardiovascular Diabetology (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02564-w A simple digital photograph of the back of the eye can predict a major cardiovascular event—such as a heart attack or stroke—set to happen…
