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Gambia baby death heightens alarm over female genital mutilation
Rights activists in The Gambia are calling for justice after a one-month-old baby's death was linked to female genital ...
Autoimmune diseases linked to cancers of the digestive tract
In a comprehensive study, researchers from the Department of Epidemiology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of ...
Neural navigation: Engineers map brain's smallest blood vessels using computer models
Healthy brain function relies on a steady supply of blood. Disruptions in blood flow are linked to major neurological ...
The stomach's 'second brain' is more in sync with the mind during mental distress, researchers discover
Stronger coordination between the brain and the stomach's natural rhythm is linked to higher levels of anxiety, depression, ...
Synthetic drugs are having devastating effects around the world, from Sierra Leone to the UK
In the blistering heat of Freetown, Sierra Leone, young men gather on street corners, their limbs swollen, eyes glazed. They are the victims of kush, a cheap and deadly synthetic drug sweeping the ...
Weight loss support before IVF could boost pregnancy chances—and reduce the need for treatment
Around 1 in 5 women of childbearing age are living with [obesity], defined by the World Health Organization as having a body mass index (BMI) over 30 kg/m². Compared with women in the healthy BMI ...
From clear skin to detoxing, chlorophyll and collagen supplements promise a lot, but what does the science say?
Walk into any health store, scroll through TikTok, or browse the shelves of your favorite beauty retailer, and you'll be met with a familiar promise: that a pill, powder or potion could be the secret ...
What exactly is long COVID? Different definitions lead to widely varying estimates
What is long COVID? Despite hundreds of published studies and millions affected worldwide, the medical field still lacks a ...
Gene therapy can be less effective in women—and my research in mice brings us one step closer to understanding why
Gene therapies hold immense promise for treating sight loss. These therapies use a modified, harmless virus to deliver ...