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Jayne McCormackBBC News NI political correspondent PA Three students recently evacuated from Gaza have arrived in Northern Ireland to study at a Higher Education institution, Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald has said. It is understood they are among a group of 34 students that arrived in the UK in recent days. …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study has found that trust in researchers is the strongest factor influencing whether older adults are willing to participate in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) biomarker research. In a survey of 399 older adults with no previous research involvement, those who expressed …

Getty Images Wallabies are primarily found in Australia (stock photo) A white wallaby has been rescued and reunited with its owner after being found on the side of a road in Kent. Kent Police said officers were called to Trolling Down Hill in Dartford at about 09:30 BST on Friday …

A new group of whistleblowers are coming forward to allege that Meta is restricting research into how its virtual reality offerings could negatively impact kids and teens, The Washington Post reports. Four current and former Meta staffers allege that after an earlier whistleblower, Frances Haugen, leaked internal research to Congress, …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain BMS-986504, a first-in-class methylthioadenosine (MTA)-cooperative protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) targeting agent, showed promising antitumor activity in heavily pretreated patients with MTAP-deleted non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to results from the Phase I CA240-0007 trial presented at the International Association for the Study of …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain A novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), iza-bren (BL-B01D1), demonstrates encouraging safety and efficacy results in previously treated patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to findings presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from the University of South Australia shows that ibuprofen and acetaminophen are quietly fueling one of the world’s biggest health threats: antibiotic resistance. In the first study of its kind, researchers found that ibuprofen and acetaminophen are not only driving antibiotic resistance when …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A large international study led by researchers at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, shows that major depressive disorder (MDD) not only increases risk for a wide range of diseases and social problems, but is also partly driven by factors such as …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Epidemiological studies have revealed a strong correlation between red meat consumption and the development of inflammatory bowel disease. In a new study published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research that was conducted in mice, red meat consumption caused an imbalance of bacteria in the intestinal …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A COVID infection, particularly in women, may lead to blood vessels aging around five years, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. Blood vessels gradually become stiffer with age, but the new study suggests that COVID could accelerate this process. Researchers say this …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research, led by Queen Mary University and published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, has revealed that highly sensitive people (HSP) are more likely to experience mental health problems compared to individuals who are less sensitive. Findings suggest that these individuals could benefit more …

Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing during the World Games in China. The 29-year-old was taken to hospital after being found unconscious during the men’s middle-distance competition last Friday. “Despite receiving immediate expert medical care at one of China’s leading medical institutions, he passed away on 12 …