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Public Health

Weather Conditions Could Provide Early Warning of Cardiac Arrest Risk

21 September 2026

Weather data could help predict up to three days in advance when the number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) is likely to rise above average, according to a nationwide study of more than 114,000 cases…

New Tool Could Help Cities Balance Economic Development and Public Health

18 September 2026

Senior urban development decision-makers say there is currently little incentive to consider public health impacts when shaping towns and cities,…

Healthy Checkout Initiative Cuts Soda Sales While Encouraging Healthier Snack Choices

17 September 2026

A healthy checkout policy introduced in Berkeley, California, appears to be changing what shoppers buy. A new study found that…

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Technology

Is Your Smartwatch Really That Smart?

11 September 2026

Smartwatches can provide useful insights into health and physical activity, but many of the numbers they display are estimates rather than direct measurements of the body. A new study from the University of Michigan found…

Optical Technology Spots Molecular Cancer Markers at an Early Stage

1 March 2026

Researchers have created a new light-based sensor that can detect vanishingly small amounts of cancer-related molecules in the blood. This…

Mayo Clinic study uses artificial intelligence to link core density in midlife to fall risk

14 February 2026

Artificial intelligence applied to abdominal imaging may help identify adults at increased risk of falling as early as midlife, according…

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Science

The Changing Science of Ageing: New Perspectives on the Biology of Growing Older

1 August 2026

As recently as the mid-20th century, ageing was described by Nobel Prize laureate Peter Medawar as “an unsolved problem in biology”. Today, researchers can analyse the activity of thousands of genes in individual cells and…

Study Shows How the Adolescent Brain Reshapes Memory

24 July 2026

Scientists have long known that the brain continues developing well beyond the teenage years, with important changes in decision-making, emotional…

Scientists Design “Ageing Clocks” to Predict Age-Related Decline

24 May 2026

Ageing is a complex biological process, and accurately measuring how the body declines over time has long challenged scientists. People…

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Health and Wellness

Stanford Medicine Research Suggests Health Warnings Could Reduce Youth Social Media Use

6 September 2026

Pop-up health warnings highlighting the potential harms of social media, including mental health consequences, could encourage young people to reduce their social media use, according to a new Stanford Medicine study. An online experiment involving…

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