Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising…
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Five scary myths about sugar this Halloween, by a nutritionist
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Walk through any supermarket at this time of year and you’ll see shelves stacked with Halloween treats. Halloween and candy go hand in hand, but what…
Why does putting back the clocks an hour disrupt us so much?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The disruption of sleeping and waking patterns from the daylight saving clock change reveals a great deal about our everyday reliance on the interaction of sleep…
Can nutrition help eczema?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eczema refers to a group of inflammatory conditions that cause skin to become dry, itchy, flaky and bumpy. The most common form of eczema is atopic…
Eye scans reveal clues to aging and heart disease risk, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The tiny blood vessels in your eyes might hold the key to predicting a person’s risk of developing heart disease and how fast they’re biologically aging,…
Europe must nurse itself after US aid cuts: WHO director
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Drastic aid cuts, notably by the United States, have made it vital for Europe to better manage health resources, the director of WHO Europe told AFP.…
HIV prevention jab approved for use in England and Wales. Here’s how it works
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The first ever injectable drug that can prevent HIV has been approved for use in England and Wales. The drug, cabotegravir, would benefit an estimated 1,000…
Gluten sensitivity linked to gut–brain interaction, not gluten itself, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study has revealed that gluten sensitivity, which affects approximately 10% of the global population, is not actually about gluten but part of the way the…
Family and peer conflicts predict teenage mental health issues, study finds
Family fighting was the best predictor of current symptoms in general psychopathology. Models trained on information about the family yielded the most accurate predictions of psychopathology, and these results were…
Drug that stops tumors’ blood supply could help kids with bone cancer live longer
Credit: Huy Phan from Pexels Ewing sarcoma is one of the most common bone cancers seen in children, and if it spreads, it can be deadly. One study found that…
