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Gambia baby death heightens alarm over female genital mutilation

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Rights activists in The Gambia are calling for justice after a one-month-old baby’s death was linked to female genital mutilation, a widely practiced but illegal procedure up for review before the country’s Supreme Court.

The stomach’s ‘second brain’ is more in sync with the mind during mental distress, researchers discover

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Stronger coordination between the brain and the stomach’s natural rhythm is linked to higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, according to the largest study of its kind from Aarhus University.

What exactly is long COVID? Different definitions lead to widely varying estimates

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What is long COVID? Despite hundreds of published studies and millions affected worldwide, the medical field still lacks a clear answer.

Portable tuberculosis test achieves 100% sensitivity and specificity in clinical samples

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Princeton University and collaborators have developed SHINE-TB, a one-sample, parallelized reaction amplification and detection CRISPR assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum, achieving 100% sensitivity (6 of 6) and 100% specificity (7 of 7) versus culture in 13 blinded clinical samples.

Synthetic drugs are having devastating effects around the world, from Sierra Leone to the UK

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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 country.

Weight loss support before IVF could boost pregnancy chances—and reduce the need for treatment

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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 range (18.5–24.9 kg/m²), those living with obesity are three times more likely to experience fertility problems and nearly twice as likely to have a miscarriage. Many turn to in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the hope of having a baby.

From clear skin to detoxing, chlorophyll and collagen supplements promise a lot, but what does the science say?

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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 to glowing skin, boosted energy, or even inner “detoxification.” Among the most hyped are chlorophyll—the green pigment in plants now found in trendy waters and tinctures—and collagen, the protein hailed as the holy grail for youthful skin and strong joints.

Gene therapy can be less effective in women—and my research in mice brings us one step closer to understanding why

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Gene therapies hold immense promise for treating sight loss. These therapies use a modified, harmless virus to deliver therapeutic genes directly to diseased cells, helping them to function normally again.

Maternal obesity linked to autism-like behaviors in offspring

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In a study conducted at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, researchers from the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) have uncovered a mechanistic link between maternal obesity prior to pregnancy and autism-related behavioral outcomes in offspring.

Why common cuff-based blood pressure readings may be misleading—and how to fix them

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Researchers have found why common cuff-based blood pressure readings are inaccurate and how they might be improved, which could improve health outcomes for patients.

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Microbial molecule may offer non-toxic way to restore liver and gut health

How noise, air pollution, heat and chemicals act together to damage the cardiovascular system

Gene inhibitor found to boost immunotherapy for most aggressive form of lung cancer

Children’s immune systems reveal new antibody targets for dengue vaccine development

World’s first wireless OLED contact lens for retinal diagnostics developed

Job dissatisfaction and burnout may be behind exodus of GPs

The stomach’s ‘second brain’ is more in sync with the mind during mental distress, researchers discover

What exactly is long COVID? Different definitions lead to widely varying estimates

Portable tuberculosis test achieves 100% sensitivity and specificity in clinical samples

Synthetic drugs are having devastating effects around the world, from Sierra Leone to the UK

Weight loss support before IVF could boost pregnancy chances—and reduce the need for treatment

From clear skin to detoxing, chlorophyll and collagen supplements promise a lot, but what does the science say?

Gene therapy can be less effective in women—and my research in mice brings us one step closer to understanding why

Maternal obesity linked to autism-like behaviors in offspring

Why common cuff-based blood pressure readings may be misleading—and how to fix them

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