Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years
03 October 2023An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, an international...
Drier savannas and grasslands store more climate-buffering carbon than previously thought
30 September 2023Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more carbon than scientists previously thought and are helping to slow the rate of climate...
Autistic individuals have increased risk of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body
29 September 2023Autistic people have higher rates of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body and are more likely to have complex health needs, according to...
Black British Voices: the findings
28 September 2023The largest survey to date of the opinions and attitudes of Black people in Britain has revealed a central split on the question of British...
Medieval Murder Maps
28 September 2023A project mapping medieval England’s known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London’s 14th century slayings.
Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates
28 September 2023Cambridge researchers have found that women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to non-smokers – more than...
AI-driven techniques reveal new targets for drug discovery
27 September 2023Researchers have developed a method to identify new targets for human disease, including neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
New vaccine technology could protect from future viruses and variants
25 September 2023Studies of a ‘future-proof’ vaccine candidate have shown that just one antigen can be modified to provide a broadly protective immune response in animals. The...
Widely-used COVID-19 antiviral could be helping SARS-CoV-2 to evolve
25 September 2023Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug used to treat patients with COVID-19, appears to be driving SARS-CoV-2 to mutate and evolve, with some of these new viruses...
How new model boosts supply and lowers prices for generic drugs
21 September 2023First empirical evidence for Civica Rx, a health care utility, finds increased supply security and reduced costs for health systems, says study in NEJM Catalyst...