6 h. ago Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists

Deaths from short-term exposure to fine particulates spewed by forest fires underestimated by 93%Choking smoke spewed by wildfires is far more dangerous than previously thought, a new study has found, with death tolls from short-term exposure to fine particulates underestimated by 93%.Researchers found that 535 people in Europe died on average each year between 2004 and 2022 as a result of breathing in the tiny toxic particles known as PM2.5 that are released when wildfires rage. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago This is everything I eat in a day as a gut health scientist on the Mediterranean diet

A gut health scientist revealed exactly what he eats in a day on a special diet - and why it could transform your health.

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3 d. ago Scientists pinpoint the personality type which is most likely to have mental health problems

Experts warned that further research was now vital to explore how the personality type influences the effectiveness of mental health treatments.

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7 d. ago Major pancreatic cancer breakthrough as experts pinpoint common habit that triggers the deadly disease

American researchers have found a potential new way to prevent alcohol from triggering deadly pancreatic cancer

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7 d. ago Scientists pinpoint the link between alcohol and pancreatic cancer

American researchers have found a potential new way to prevent alcohol from triggering deadly pancreatic cancer

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8 d. ago People who live to 100 all share a 'superhuman' ability, scientists discover... could YOU be one of them?

While healthy eating and regular exercise can boost overall health, scientists now say the secret to a long life may actually be an innate ability to delay and even avoid disease.

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8 d. ago Half a cup of sugar a day? Scientists take on the latest controversial health trend

Going against decades of ingrained health education, Leanne Ratcliffe, who found internet fame in the 2010s eating 50 bananas a day as part of her fruitarian diet, has found a new cause to get behind. Kyle MacNeill speaks to the health influencer on her controversial lifestyle – and asks experts what they make of it

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1 week ago Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars of grants that are awarded by federal agencies

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1 week ago Scientists FINALLY crack the mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome

Scientists have discovered why people with the debilitating condition, which causes chronic fatigue, develop the disease.

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1 week ago Despite RFK’s funding block, mRNA vaccines are too impressive to ignore

Scientists fear decision may increase vaccine hesitancy, but other countries are still willing to invest in researchIt was a blow many were braced for, yet the block on US funding for mRNA vaccines by Robert F Kennedy Jr’s health department has left scientists reeling, with some stating the move could make the world less safe.On Tuesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would cancel $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccines, ending 22 federal contracts – including one with the pharmaceutical company Moderna for its bird flu vaccine for humans. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Warning as scientists discover proof that Ozempic 'wastes away muscles'

Once aimed at diabetes patients, drugs like Ozempic are famous for bringing about rapid weight loss. But the injections often come with side effects,

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2 w. ago ‘Exciting’ new diagnostic method can detect tiny traces of cancer

Academics have developed a new scanning technique which will spot early signs of myeloma returning.

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2 w. ago Plastics a ‘grave’ danger to health, scientists warn before UN talks

Experts say materials are harmful ‘at every stage’ of human life, as diplomats hold talks on global treaty

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