Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years

An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, an international team of researchers

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Oct. 3, 2023 ~5 min

Drier savannas and grasslands store more climate-buffering carbon than previously thought

Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more carbon than scientists previously thought and are helping to slow the rate of climate

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Sept. 30, 2023 ~5 min


Autistic individuals have increased risk of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body

Autistic people have higher rates of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body and are more likely to have complex health needs, according to a

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Sept. 29, 2023 ~7 min

Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates

Cambridge 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

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Sept. 28, 2023 ~5 min

AI-driven techniques reveal new targets for drug discovery

Researchers have developed a method to identify new targets for human disease, including neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.

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Sept. 27, 2023 ~5 min

Widely-used COVID-19 antiviral could be helping SARS-CoV-2 to evolve

Molnupiravir, 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

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Sept. 25, 2023 ~5 min

New vaccine technology could protect from future viruses and variants

Studies 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

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Sept. 25, 2023 ~6 min

How new model boosts supply and lowers prices for generic drugs

First empirical evidence for Civica Rx, a health care utility, finds increased supply security and reduced costs for health systems, says study in NEJM

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Sept. 21, 2023 ~6 min


Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all

The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the

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Sept. 20, 2023 ~10 min

Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all, study suggests

The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the

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Sept. 20, 2023 ~10 min

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