Common arthritis drug found to lower blood pressure and risk of heart disease

New mothers only have approximately one hour out of their waking day for rest, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychology.

High-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull will be banned for sale to youths under 16 in England under plans announced by the government on Wednesday.

SeeMe, a computer vision tool tested by Stony Brook University researchers, was able to detect low-amplitude, voluntary facial movements in comatose acute brain injury patients days before clinicians could identify overt responses.

A new policy review published in The Lancet Oncology and led by Ian Tannock and Madeline Pe, together with an international team of oncologists, statisticians, patients and patient-reported outcomes (PRO) experts from Common Sense Oncology (CSO) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), emphasizes the critical role of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data in the evaluation of treatments for people with advanced cancer.

Using a nasal mask instead of a traditional face mask to support very premature babies at birth can significantly reduce the need for rescue breathing and escalation of care, a world-first trial led by researchers at Monash University's School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, in collaboration with Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash Children's Hospital (Monash Health), has shown.

Republican support for in vitro fertilization, after surging in the wake of a 2024 Alabama Supreme Court decision that threatened the procedure, may be splintering as President Donald Trump retreats from his IVF promises and more far-right voices gain ground.

A woman in her 70s has been infected with West Nile virus in Middlesex County, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported on September 2nd, marking the state's first human case of the mosquito-borne disease this year.

Liver specialist Maurizio Bonacini is in the race for a cure for hepatitis B, one of the world's most widespread diseases and a top cause of liver cancer around the globe.

New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15–19 September) and published in the journal Diagnostics shows that people with hepatitis B immunity induced by vaccination have a lower risk of developing diabetes of any kind.

Cancer fighters know that losing their hair is often part of the battle, but Michigan State University researchers have developed a shampoo-like gel that has been tested in animal models and could protect hair from falling out during chemotherapy treatment.

New research shows that dedicated vape retail stores in Western Australia (WA) have become extinct since new national federal vaping legislation was introduced last year. But with researchers identifying that many convenience stores continue to break the rules, experts say ongoing monitoring and stricter enforcement is needed.

Pregnant women who consume five or more drinks of artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) a week increase their risk of developing gestational diabetes by 6%, new research from the University of Adelaide has found.

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS procedures that don't involve biopsies, a team of clinical research scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has demonstrated.

Providing an online program to help those living with persistent pain could remove barriers to accessing help, a University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has found.

The placenta has long been thought to produce serotonin during pregnancy. But in a new study, Yale researchers shatter the deep-rooted hypothesis—and show that the placenta doesn't produce serotonin but instead regulates its delivery to the embryo and fetus. They found that serotonin comes from the pregnant parent, with the placenta acting as a "serotonin shield" that controls how much reaches the embryo and fetus.

3 September 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In response to the urgent – and  growing ­– threat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses to global health, development and security, the World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a new Global Action Plan on AMR (AMR GAP 2.0) in line with Resolution WHA77.6 and the 2024 UN Political Declaration on AMR. As part of the process of framing the future of global AMR policy, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean convened a consultation with Member States this week to review and provide feedback on the zero draft of the new plan. The consultation seeks to ensure that regional perspectives, priorities and challenges are reflected in the global strategy. In her opening remarks to health leaders from across the Region who gathered in Cairo for the event, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy called for a technically robust, operationally practical and socially equitable plan that addresses the social determinants and gender dimensions of AMR and ensures that the Region’s needs are fully reflected in Read more...

Scientists at the University of Oxford, together with colleagues at Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow, have developed a new type of immunotherapy that could improve outcomes for infants and children with high-risk leukemia.

Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating episodes of depression (i.e., low mood and a loss of interest in everyday activities) and mania (i.e., a state in which arousal and energy levels are abnormally high). On average, an estimated 1–2% of people worldwide are diagnosed with bipolar disorder at some point during their lives.