[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain University of Liverpool researchers have identified that hospital admissions in England for ectopic pregnancy (when a fertilized egg implants outside the womb) have been increasing since 2021, with more than twice as many admissions among women from the most deprived areas as among those from …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A growing body of scientific evidence confirms what many of us know innately—spending time in nature is good for us. It not only lowers stress and depression, it strengthens immunity, boosts cognitive performance, promotes better sleep, fights inflammation, and helps the lungs and heart, research …

[ Microscopy image of the mitochondria network and staining of the histone acetylation. Credit: Mayo Clinic Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps aging cells drive the chronic inflammation linked to many age-related diseases. The findings reveal how dysfunctional mitochondria—the cell’s energy-producing structures—work with the cell’s epigenetic machinery …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain The prevalence of stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes are higher and increasing faster among black African and Caribbean groups, compared to people from white backgrounds. People from Black African backgrounds are also around twice as likely to experience stroke without …

[ Support from animals may feel stronger for women and those spending more time with them. Credit: RebeccasPictures, Pixabay, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) In a study of Swiss adults, women and people who spent more time with a pet or another animal to which they might feel close reported feeling more attached …

[ Credit: This image was generated by the editorial team using AI Specialized cells in the human body make biological trade-offs to perform certain jobs. To support the large, hardworking hearts that power other organs, heart cells have evolved to be extremely efficient and resilient. Because the adult human heart …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sugar restriction during the first 1,000 days after conception may significantly reduce a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s by up to 46%. Those are the findings of a new study published in the journal npj Aging that examined the long-term effects of early-life nutrition on …

Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009, when he was health secretary under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He suggested a compulsory levy to fund the system and Brown’s government also floated the idea of allowing people to defer the payment until after they …

[ Credit: Polina Tankilevitch from Pexels Pregnancy places extra strain on the kidneys, and for women with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), around half will experience a decline in kidney function during pregnancy. Despite these risks, outcomes for pregnant women with CKD have changed little over the past …

[ Cardiomyopathies are a group of mostly hereditary, rare heart diseases in which the structure of heart muscle tissue is impaired. This limits the heart’s pumping capacity, leading to shortness of breath, reduced exercise capacity and other typical symptoms of heart failure. Source link

[ Nearly 23 million Americans with blood pressure of 130/80 mm Hg or higher may be eligible for blood-pressure-lowering medications based on the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guideline, according to new, independent research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Source link

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A world’s first scabies control program has drastically reduced cases of the highly contagious parasitic skin disease in the Solomon Islands and Fiji, according to a new study. The research, led by the World Scabies Program (WSP) at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published …

[ Credit: Two Dreamers from Pexels Schizophrenia affects approximately 23 million people worldwide, with onset usually occurring during a person’s late adolescence or 20s. Impairments associated with schizophrenia include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking and behavior. Now, researchers at the University of Washington are investigating how genetic changes affect the …

[ A study conducted by the University of Barcelona provides new evidence on the role of the glymphatic system, which clears waste from the brain, in neurodegenerative diseases. The study shows that patients with conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) exhibit a higher …

[ Few young adults receive palliative care (PC) as part of treatment for stage 4 solid tumors or poor-prognosis high-grade brain tumors, according to a research letter published online July 23 in JAMA Network Open. Kewei Sylvia Shi, M.P.H., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues conducted a …

[ Credit: Leeloo The First from Pexels First Peoples say cultural medicines remain central to health and well-being despite a lack of access. Access to physical medicines (ingested, inhaled and topical) is a top priority, according to new research led by Southern Cross University. Published in First Nations Health and …

[ Weaker rest-activity rhythms (RARs) and unfavorable sleep profiles are associated with a higher prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published online July 17 in Neurourology and Urodynamics. Renjie Huang, from Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine in Harbin, China, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study involving 6,603 …

[ For patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), povorcitinib (an oral Janus kinase 1 inhibitor) is beneficial, according to a study published online July 23 in Nature Medicine. Martina L. Porter, MD, from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined the efficacy and safety of povorcitinib in two randomized …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While Europe has made steady progress in preventing hepatitis B and C, with the prevalence of hepatitis B now at near-zero levels among children younger than 5, uneven implementation of key measures means the region is set to miss the 2030 target to eliminate viral …

[ Workflow for cells-in-slices and Core2Edge model generation with an overview of downstream applications. Credit: Nature Protocols (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41596-026-01412-3 Glioblastoma is a malignant brain tumor and is among the most aggressive cancers in humans. Despite multimodal therapy with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, there is still no cure. A major …