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Medical research

August 2024

  • A nurse wearing white glove takes a sample from a child with a suspected case of mpox

    Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO

  • Laughter lines of a middle-aged woman

    Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60

  • gloved hand holds a vial of blood

    US study shows difficulty of finding lab test for long Covid: ‘The hunt will go on’

  • Pints being poured in a pub

    Harms linked to drinking may be greater for people in worse health, study finds

  • Patients seriously affected by flu or Covid may have high levels of crucial enzyme, research finds

  • Cannabis could help people cut down or stop opioid use, research shows

  • Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time

  • Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before

  • ‘It’s happening on the scale of a pandemic’: the drug-resistant infections killing African babies

  • Opioid painkillers put millions at risk of addiction or dependency – study

  • How opioid painkillers work, why they are addictive and how to avoid dependency

  • GP who treated woman with severe ME tells inquest more funding is needed

  • Pain, organ damage, infertility: the neglected disease that leaves millions of women in agony

  • Science Weekly
    Secrets of ageing: how long could I live? – podcast

31 July 2024

  • Woman with a hearing aid

    Almost half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, study finds

    Researchers name 14 factors for people to address to ‘hugely’ reduce risk of developing condition
  • Doctor during consultation held in his hand and shows patient anatomical model of male sperm. Counseling of men and couples about male infertility, sperm pathology, impossibility to get pregnant

    AI-modelled test for male infertility could soon be with GPs, researchers say

    Initial blood test without need for semen analysis could ‘make screening more accessible’
  • Closeup of a fork prodding bacon frying in a pan

    Eating processed red meat could increase risk of dementia, study finds

    US researchers say they have uncovered potential link after tracking 130,000 people over four decades

30 July 2024

  • Closeup of a cartridge of Saxenda being held by a person

    Weight-loss drug could help slow Alzheimer’s cognitive decline, trial finds

    Liraglutide appeared to reduce brain shrinkage in people with early-stage Alzheimer’s, a small UK study reports
  • File photo of a female patient talking to a mental health professional

    Australian doctor who ‘almost died’ writes landmark guidance on how to safely stop using antidepressants

    Dr Mark Horowitz’s darkest days propelled him to examine why so many patients struggle to cease the drugs once their depression resolves
  • A telomere, a region of the DNA sequence at the end of a chromosome. Visible here as highlights at the tips of the chromosomes

    Science Weekly
    Secrets of ageing: what makes me age? – podcast

    Ian Sample speaks to Richard Faragher, a professor of biogerontology at the University of Brighton, to discover what we know about the biological hallmarks of ageing in our bodies – and why we have evolved to have the lifespans we do
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