Diseases
How long can you go without sleep? Key facts
Sleep deprivation can cause serious health problems over extended periods of time. Here's what you need to know.
Is glyphosate safe? A close look at Roundup’s key ingredient
Glyphosate has taken center stage recently in terms of discussions regarding public health and safety.
Cigarette consumption in decline in the UK, showing tobacco tax works
Fewer people are addicted to tobacco in the UK than ever.
Researchers work on a color-change urine test for cancer
So far, the test has been shown to work in mice
UK, Greece, Czech Republic, Albania — no longer measles-free
The resurgence of a preventable disease.
Nigeria marks three years without a case of polio
Nigeria announced that three years have passed since it last recorded a case of polio, a key step towards eradicating the notorious disease in Africa, according to the World Health...
Should doctors accept unvaccinated children as patients?
What do you think doctors should do in this situation?
Cat allergies could soon be over thanks to a new vaccine
According to the research, the vaccine was “well-tolerated without any overt toxicity”.
Measles cases have tripled in a year, World Health Organization warns
Having a preventable disease take such a large toll is unacceptable.
Cancer cells turned into fat to stop cancer development
study proved that one way to treat cancer is by exploiting one of its loopholes to convert cancerous cells into harmless fat, stopping it from growing and "healing" the body...
Sesame allergy affects more than one million people in the US, research finds
Although labeling is not required by law, sesame causes allergies in more than one million children and adults in the United States, researchers discovered -- a figure much higher than...
Binge drinking ranks high among older adults, research shows
It's twice more common than previous CDC estimates.
Early exposure to livestock might boost babies’ immune systems
Too clean is not necessarily a good thing.
“Havana syndrome”: study finds key changes in Havana diplomats’ brains
Something did seem to happen -- but let's not get carried away.
Study reveals true scale of one of the world’s deadliest plagues
"We now have a pathogen whose molecular history we can follow for thousands of years," says paper co-author McCormick. "The jury's out, evidence is accumulating, and we're all going to...
French scientists develop new class of promising antibiotics (so far, only in mice)
It's still early days, but the results are exciting.
Why are people more likely to get sick or die from flu during winter months?
Low humidity might be what's causing flu outbreaks during the winter.
End of AIDS in sight — existing treatment prevents transmission of HIV
This could deal a huge blow to HIV.
After a 300% surge in global cases, WHO and UNICEF directors say we’re facing a ‘measles crisis’
The moral of the story, kids, is get vaccinated.
