Do you struggle to get somewhere without being glued to Google Maps? How about remembering a shopping list that hasn’t been jotted down in Notes? Writer Kimberley Bond explores how tech has destroyed our memories – and how exercise could be the key to getting them back. As we rack up an average of 3hr 20mins a day in screen time, […]

New research from Cornell offers insights into a line of CRISPR systems, which could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools in animal and plants. The research by Ailong Ke, the Robert J. Appel Professor of molecular biology and genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Stan J.J. Brouns at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, […]

Just as bacteria, viruses and fungi develop strategies to outsmart antimicrobial medications, cancer cells can become resistant to chemotherapy. And among tumors, those associated with triple negative breast cancer and ovarian tumors can develop a powerful form of resistance. In an intriguing line of research, a multi-center team of U.S. researchers has found that epigenetic signatures in breast and ovarian […]

Dr Renee talks about symptoms of hypothyroidism We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The thyroid gland sits at the front of the neck, where it secretes hormones that […]

The days of long, sprawling summer holidays may be far behind us, but that feeling we get as we head into September certainly isn’t.  Back in our school days, the end of the summer holidays signalled a fresh, new year. And, whether you liked or loathed that back-to-school feeling, it inevitably brought with it anticipation, a need to get organised, […]

Shameful failure to tackle toxic legacy of asbestos: Shockingly, it’s still killing around 100 people a week — with 6m tonnes lodged in our hospitals, schools and other buildings. Now grieving families demand action Dr Janet Leese, a GP, was only 57 when she was told that she was going to die because of something terrible that had happened to […]

Getting a consistent good night's sleep supports normal production and programming of hematopoietic stem cells, a building block of the body's innate immune system, according to a small National Institutes of Health-supported study in humans and mice. Sleep has long been linked to immune function, but researchers discovered that getting enough of it influenced the environment where monocytes – a […]

Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six weeks of fetal development—is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress into early adolescence (11 and 12 years of age), according to new research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of […]

Among Europeans, 8 in 10 believe tans are attractive, with almost as many (73%) saying tans are healthy, according to a new study presented today at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress. This is despite decades of awareness campaigns linking too much sun exposure to skin cancer and aging in many countries. Results from a survey, […]

In a recent study published in the Journal of Virology, researchers developed a recombinant bivalent vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza viruses. Study: A Recombinant VSV-Based Bivalent Vaccine Effectively Protects against Both SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus Infection. Image Credit: Studio Romantic/Shutterstock The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a serious global public health […]