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Having just celebrated World Digestive Health Day on May 29th, we examine the theme “Prioritising Your Digestive Health” and realise it is an opportune moment for us to reflect on the importance of digestive health and our future priorities, both on personal levels and as a wider society.

Rome, the benchmark for world food commodity prices continued to climb for the third month in a row in May, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).

Sébastien Wälchli obtained his PhD (Tyrosine Phosphatase signaling) at the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland in 2002 and his postdoctoral training (Toxin endocytosis) at the Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway He converted to researcher in cancer immunology (TCR isolation and development) in 2007 and from 2013 became project leader for...

Else Marit Inderberg leads the Translational Research Unit performing immunomonitoring in clinical trials and development of cellular therapy at the Dept. of Cellular therapy, Oslo University Hospital Her main research focus is on T-cell function and therapy development, including identification of predictive biomarkers of therapy response. She has broad oncology-related...

Aiden Niblett, Jean Pfau, and Kinta Serve focus on asbestos-induced autoantibodies across different demographics in Libby. They emphasize the importance of understanding the impact of asbestos.

The average age at which U.S. girls experience menarche, their first menstrual period, has decreased, with certain minorities being more heavily effected The study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that girls experiencing menarche is particularly elevated among racial minorities and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. They...

For World No Tobacco Day 2024, we explore the addictive nature of tobacco for young people and how to help convince young people to keep off tobacco and quit smoking.

With the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, we need to focus on universal vaccines and/or immunotherapeutic strategies and technologies to tackle ongoing endemic infections with SARS-CoV2, influenza, and RSV and prepare for any future pandemics, says Dr Babita Agrawal.

Theodore R. Holford from Yale University charts a modeling approach for estimating the impact of health programs in this cigarette smoking research focus.

Asal Shirazi, Founder and CEO of the Autoimmune Support and Awareness (ASA) Foundation, explains the challenges in detecting, diagnosing and managing autoimmune conditions.

Global life expectancy is set to rise significantly by 2050, according to the latest findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021.

What is the real cause of Earthquakes? Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have revealed a link between weather events and seismic activity.

Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D. and Jenny L. Wilkerson, Ph.D. from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, describe the search for the magic bullet to treat both neuropathic pain and nicotine dependence using novel epibatidine derivatives as potential therapeutics.

Jenny L. Wilkerson, Ph.D., is a tenure track Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center She is a member of the TTUHSC Center for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, a full affiliate member of the Laura Bush Institute...

Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center He has a tenured appointment as Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, and Professor of Medical Education in the School of Medicine. He is...

Lorna Rothery spoke to Wendy Davis, Executive Director of Postpartum Support International, about the prevalence of perinatal mental health problems and how inadequate medical education and policies surrounding mental health care can negatively affect new parents.

Have you heard the term ‘sober curious?’ What is it, why is it causing so much interest, and how can you do it?

Dr Priya Sriskandarajah achieved her medical degree at Kings College London in 2007. She then embarked on haematology training as a National Institute for Health and Care Research Academic Clinical Fellow in South West London with posts at the Royal Marsden Hospital as well as Epsom and St Helier....

Scientists at Moffitt Cancer Center have revealed a hidden layer of cellular intelligence that questions the traditional understanding of how cells operate.

Recent heat pump developments have made it possible to tackle the issue of poor indoor air quality without sacrificing energy efficiency.