A new study from researchers at the Universities of Sussex and Manchester, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has revealed stark health inequalities between different ethnic groups that are influenced...

Insulin is one of the most well known hormones in the human body for its role in regulating blood glucose. While its absence or inaction causes diabetes (Type-I and Type-II), it is also associated with...

California, home of the freeway and the car-based lifestyle, has long struggled with air pollution—and been a pioneer in cleaning up the air, for example in vehicle emission standards. But in recent...

The dangerous rise of defensive medicine: How doctors give us invasive and risky tests we don’t need – because they are so terrified of being sued for negligence Doctors not only fear missing...

As the world’s attention turns to the climate summit in Glasgow, where governments are negotiating the future of international action on climate change, many will be feeling the acute stress and...

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that nearly 30% of patients with lupus in a multi-ethnic and multi-racial study...

We all know Chef Ramsay with his hellish attitude in the kitchen but it’s undeniable that his cooking skills are a blessing from heaven. It will not be an exaggeration to say that he has built quite...

COVID-19 can infect cells of the inner ear – and potentially lead to hearing loss and tinnitus, study finds Researchers creates models of different types of inner ear cells, including hair cells,...

The roadmap offers a powerful opportunity to leverage revolutionary advances in vaccine science and technology to better protect against influenza, a disease that could cause a pandemic even worse than...

Many cancers produce an enzyme called IDO that suppresses immune system activity, but the long-held hypothesis of how this mechanism operates requires revision, according to a study published in Clinical...