Sri Lanka has recorded 105,097 dengue cases so far this year, with the death toll rising to 79, according to the National Dengue Control Unit, which released the figures yesterday. The Western
A one-time gene therapy may significantly slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, raising hopes for the first treatment capable of altering the course of this rare, inherited brain disorder. In a small
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A New York judge has ruled that cutting-edge DNA sequencing technology can be used as evidence in the trial of an alleged serial killer, marking a potential turning point for forensic science
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Three hours inland from Chennai, India, traffic crawls past rice fields and cow crossings until it reaches a cluster of white buildings: the cancer wing of Christian Medical College Vellore’s Ranipet Campus.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will contribute $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, co-founder Bill Gates announced Monday, warning that steep government aid cuts threaten
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A large international study has found that children born to mothers with gestational diabetes face a higher likelihood of developing attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The research, presented
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Pfizer is reportedly closing in on a potential $7.3 billion takeover of Metsera, an emerging developer of anti-obesity treatments, in what would be the US pharmaceutical giant’s first major acquisition in two
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Artificial intelligence tools increasingly used in healthcare could worsen outcomes for women and ethnic minorities, according to research highlighted by the Financial Times. Studies suggest that large language models (LLMs) employed to
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Artificial intelligence is no longer just drawing cats or writing emails—it’s now writing genomes. A team of researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California, say they have
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A groundbreaking artificial intelligence model, Delphi-2M, can forecast a person’s risk of developing more than 1,000 diseases — in some cases providing predictions up to 20 years ahead. The study, published today
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Brazil is taking an ambitious two-pronged approach to combat dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that kills thousands in South America each year and is spreading rapidly across the region. Health authorities are deploying
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This week, scientists gathered in Manchester for a conference on aging to share groundbreaking research aimed at understanding the biological mechanisms that drive aging and age-related diseases. Experts presented studies that investigate
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Scientists have taken a major step forward in the search for a lasting treatment for type 1 diabetes, offering new hope to millions who currently rely on daily insulin injections. In a
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Scientists have identified a previously unknown immune cell in fat tissue that may contribute to chronic inflammation as organisms age, according to a new study published in Nature Aging. The discovery, based
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A comprehensive analysis involving over 56 million people has found that long-term exposure to fine air pollutants significantly increases the risk of developing Lewy body dementia — the third most common form
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Traumatic injuries to the central nervous system (CNS), including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI), remain a major medical challenge due to oxidative damage and neuroinflammation. Current treatments are
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