US scientists say cancer deaths among the under 50s dropped for every type of cancer between 1990 and 2023, apart from colorectal cancer. The team looked at US health records for the period, during ...

Common genetic variants affect the risk of abnormalities in chromosome number (a phenomenon known as aneuploidy), a major cause of pregnancy loss, according to a study published in Nature. The ...

More and more of us are turning to generative artificial intelligence (AI) for answers and help throughout the day, but US researchers say they have found a link between AI use and depressive symptoms ...

Researchers have deciphered the diet of an important nomadic people in Eastern European history. By analysing dental calculus, they have provided the first direct evidence the diet of the Scythians ...

International researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days. The ...

Past research has found a link between alcohol consumption and a condition called atrial fibrillation - an ineffective and irregular heartbeat that leads to a significantly higher risk of stroke, ...

Regular blood or plasma donations can reduce levels of PFAS in the blood, according to a clinical trial from Macquarie University and Fire Rescue Victoria published in JAMA Network Open. Regular blood ...

Macquarie University researchers have led the analysis of bracelets found in the tomb of queen Hetepheres I – the largest and most famous collection of silver artefacts from early Egypt. It is the ...

Eating more junk foods such as soft drinks, packaged snacks and sugary cereals is associated with a higher risk of over 30 different health problems both physical and mental, according to an umbrella ...

Preventing high blood glucose (pre-diabetes) from turning into type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes could more than halve the carbon footprint associated with treating the complications of the ...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people are more likely to have experienced childhood trauma before the age of 18 than their heterosexual peers, according to international research. The team used ...

Particularly high levels of a 'bad' cholesterol driven mostly by genetics is linked to a higher risk of heart disease in women, according to international research. Lipoprotein(a) levels are mostly ...