Environment
New blood pressure guidelines recommend cutting back on these two things
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued their first new set of guidelines to help minimize hypertension since 2017.The new guidelines used by clinicians nationwide recommend that Americans limit the amount of alcohol they consume....
Life
Government turns to TikTokers to advise on cosmetic surgery abroad
Joe McFadden and Josh Elgindoctally/midwifemarley/TikTokThe government is partnering with TikTok influencers to warn people about the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures.There's growing concern over the rise in Britons seeking overseas treatments such as hair implants and dental...
Space
NASA’s VEG-03 Experiment Grows Fresh Food for Future Missions
When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried with them another chapter in space farming: the latest VEG-03 experiments, complete with seed pillows ready for planting.Growing plants provides nutrition for astronauts,...
Science
A single protein makes lovesick flies spill their guts
Vomiting up a droplet of sugar might not seem like the most romantic gesture from a potential suitor. But for one fly species, males that spill their guts are quite a catch.Drosophila subobscura flies’ peculiar “romantic” barfing might have...
Life
New subtype of diabetes found in youths from sub-Saharan Africa
Some sub-Saharan African people with the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes actually have a newly recognised, non-autoimmune form of...
Life
Cost of weight loss drug Mounjaro may rise significantly
People paying privately for weight-loss drug Mounjaro in the UK face a rise in the cost of the treatment after manufacturer Eli Lilly said it was increasing the list price of the drug by as much as 170%.It means...
Life
How AI doctors are flooding the internet with false health advice
How AI doctors are flooding the internet with false health advice - CBS News ...
Life
Using generative AI, researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat infections:...
Life
2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously hot and humid days
The planet experienced a record number of dangerously hot, humid days in 2024 as climate change increases global humidity...
Life
Families fear maternity review ‘doomed to fail’ as chair named
Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentGetty ImagesThe former diplomat Baroness Valerie Amos has been chosen to lead a rapid review into maternity care in England.Announcing her appointment, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that she had "an outstanding record of leadership and...
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Ukraine war: Child among three killed in overnight attack on Kyiv
Ukraine has come under heavy Russian bombardment overnight, with a child among three people killed in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials...