We may be more susceptible to disease if we have insomnia or anxiety because of a lower count of killer cells in our blood, according to a small Saudi Arabian study of female students. 60 students ...

UK doctors report the case of a fit, healthy man in his 50s who had a stroke and extremely high blood pressure. Only later did the docs find out he drank 8 cans of energy drinks a day, roughly thrice ...

Nature has released their list of the top 10 people who shaped science in 2025. The names include a deep sea explorer, a physicist responsible for a new space telescope, several health researchers who ...

An mRNA based flu vaccine, which has been developed by Pfizer, is 34.5% more effective against influenza-like illness compared to current flu vaccines, according to a new trial. The study included ...

**BRIEFING RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE** Our diets are being displaced around the world by cheaper, ultra-processed foods that are in turn increasing the rate of chronic diseases, according to a series of ...

A cup of coffee a day could protect against a common heart condition that is a cause of heart failure, stroke and premature death. Atrial fibrillation (AF)– an irregular heartbeat – affects one in ...

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Bloomin' Algae! The latest science behind the SA algal bloom As we head into summer, many people are wondering what will happen to South Australia's algal bloom that h ...

Digital health technologies give health and aged care systems the opportunity to deliver cost savings, efficiencies, stronger safeguards and more seamless connections to other services. A review of ...

A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand has undergone major surgery after eating 80–100 small neodymium magnets that were purchased on Temu. That's despite the magnets being banned for sale for personal or ...

An upcoming scientific conference, Agents4Science 2025, claims to be the first Open Conference where AI serves as both primary authors and reviewers of the research papers. Organised by researchers at ...

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 ...

The CO₂ dissolved in the ocean could be extracted and used to make sustainable and biodegradable plastics, according to international researchers who have developed a system powered by renewable ...