Medicine & Health

Medical research, health studies, pharmaceutical breakthroughs, and wellness science.

GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic Are Showing Benefits No One Predicted

A Weight Loss Drug That Does Far More Than Expected Semaglutide, sold under brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, became the…

Brain-Computer Interfaces Go Clinical: What Neuralink and Rivals Have Achieved

The First Patients Are Typing With Their Thoughts In January 2024, Neuralink implanted its N1 chip in a human patient…

Microplastics Found in Human Brain Tissue at Alarming Concentrations

Plastic Is Inside Us. Now It Is in Our Brains. Microplastics, fragments smaller than 5 millimetres, have been found in…

H5N1 Bird Flu in Mammals: What Scientists Know and What Worries Them

A Virus Scientists Have Watched for Decades H5N1 avian influenza has circled the globe since the late 1990s, killing hundreds…

AlphaFold 3 Is Turning Protein Predictions Into Real Drug Candidates

From Prediction to Prescription When DeepMind released AlphaFold 2 in 2021, it solved a 50-year-old problem in biology: predicting a…

TMEM175: The Ion Channel That Could Unlock New Parkinson’s Treatments

Researchers have identified TMEM175 as a crucial ion channel regulating lysosomal acidity. When faulty, it contributes to Parkinson's disease through alpha-synuclein accumulation, offering a new target for disease-modifying treatments.

Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants: How CRISPR Is Closing the Gap

A New Chapter in Organ Transplantation For decades, the gap between patients needing organs and available donors has widened. In…

First Lab-Grown Oesophagus: How Scientists Created a Functional Organ Without Immunosuppression

Scientists at Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL have successfully created the first functional lab-grown oesophagus using patient cells, eliminating the need for immunosuppressive drugs in transplants.

The Gut-Brain Axis: How Your Digestive System Influences Mental Health

How does your gut influence your brain? Explore the gut-brain axis, the role of microbiome in mental health, and emerging research on this fascinating connection.

Alzheimer’s Disease: Latest Research on Causes, Treatments, and Prevention

New hope for Alzheimer's: explore the latest research breakthroughs, from amyloid-targeting drugs to early detection biomarkers and prevention strategies.