Student suicides in Japan reached a record 538 deaths in 2025, with school-related problems accounting for nearly half of identified motives, as doctors and survivors warn that the return to school after
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced that the military will begin annually screening service members aged 30 and older for low testosterone and offer hormone replacement therapy to those diagnosed
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Global childhood immunization is continuing its slow recovery from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but millions of children remain beyond the reach of even the most basic vaccines, leaving health
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For centuries, the ancient Maya have been celebrated for developing one of the world’s most sophisticated systems of mathematics, astronomy and calendrical science, producing calculations that guided royal ceremonies, monumental architecture and
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A US research team has used a Chinese-made humanoid robot to complete minimally invasive surgery on live animals, marking what researchers described as the first successful demonstration of a humanoid robotic system
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The rapid growth of audio erotica is reshaping a corner of the digital entertainment industry that has long existed outside the mainstream, with subscription-based platforms attracting predominantly female audiences through stories that
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Global cancer cases are expected to increase sharply over the coming decades, with annual diagnoses projected to rise from about 20.6 million in 2024 to 35 million by 2050, according to a
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By 2050, population aging could dramatically reshape public finances, with the gap between what citizens contribute to the state and what they receive in benefits and services projected to nearly triple under
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When a well-known actor suffered a stroke, the damage appeared to threaten the very foundation of his career. Left with aphasia — a condition that affects the ability to speak — he
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When Nacho remembers the beginning of the abuse, he does not recall a single moment that defined the relationship. Instead, he remembers a gradual escalation: arguments that became routine, emotional pressure that
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A quick check of TikTok can easily become a much longer session than expected. A cooking video leads to a travel clip, then a technology review, an interview, or a political analysis.
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Long before a person begins to forget names, faces, or familiar places, the brain is already fighting a hidden battle. As nerve cells gradually die and connections between them disappear, the brain
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When Matthias Rohde turned towards the woman sitting in the defendant’s dock and said, “We are a couple,” the courtroom in Rostock fell into a moment of disbelief. After two days of
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Iran is preparing to introduce AlphaZa, the country’s first domestically developed alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical designed to treat advanced cancers resistant to conventional therapies, according to the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of
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A new potential benefit has emerged for the latest generation of obesity medications: they may help improve male fertility by increasing testosterone levels and enhancing sperm quality, according to a preliminary review
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For nearly three years, Casey Harrell has lived with a device embedded in his brain that has transformed how he communicates. Paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive disease that gradually
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