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Astronaut working on the outsdie of the International Space Station

Space

Low gravity in space made some astronauts’ blood flow backwards

Spending time in microgravity can reverse the flow of a person’s blood and lead to clots, as seen in astronauts who spent months on the International Space Station

News

Illustration on the ketogenic diet (or keto), low carbohydrate diet, composed mainly of high-fat foods.

Health

Eating a keto diet may give some protection against the flu

News

Man vaping

Health

Long-term smokers who start vaping see health benefits within a month

News

WOMAN USING NOSE SPRAY

Health

An insulin nasal spray could help with polycystic ovary syndrome

News

Transmission electron micrograph of the Rabies Virus. This electron micrograph shows the rabies virus (bright green), as well as Negri bodies (pale green), or cellular inclusions. The rabies virus is a neurotropic virus that causes fatal disease in human and animals. Rabies transmission can occur through the saliva of animals. The rabies virus has a cylindrical morphology and is the type species of the Lyssavirus genus of the Rhabdoviridae family. These viruses are enveloped and have a single stranded RNA genome with negative-sense. Negri bodies are eosinophilic, sharply outlined, pathognomonic inclusion bodies found in the cytoplasm of certain nerve cells containing the virus of rabies.

Health

Improved rabies vaccine could be better and cheaper

News

Climate change protest

Health

Health impacts of climate change on children don't need exaggerating

Analysis

healthy foods

Health

Eating tiny nutrient particles could be better than health supplements

News

EEG test for seizures

Health

A severe form of epilepsy could be treated with cholesterol medication

News

Man vaping

Health

UK teen almost died from severe lung failure linked to vaping

News

AI can predict if you'll die soon – but we've no idea how it works

Technology

AI can predict if you'll die soon – but we've no idea how it works

Artificial intelligence can predict a person’s chances of dying within a year by looking at heart test results, but doctors can't work out what patterns it’s picking up

News

Health

Sequencing the genome of every UK baby would be an ethical minefield

Analysis

Space

Spaceflight alters heart cells but they quickly recover back on Earth

News

Health

Experimental dengue vaccine cuts infection rates in real-world trials

News

Health

Would you use a patch of 100 tiny needles over the contraceptive pill?

News