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06 October 2025

Living Without Fear: What Rare Conditions Teach Us About the Biology of Anxiety

Fear is one of the body’s most essential survival mechanisms. An instinct that has helped humans and other animals avoid danger and stay alive...

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01 October 2025

Ultra-Processed Foods: Engineered to Trigger Addictive Behaviours

Over the past four decades, global rates of overweight and obesity have risen sharply, prompting questions about the underlying drivers of this trend. While...

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25 September 2025

Menopause, Hormone Therapy, and Alzheimer’s: Why Timing Matters

Starting HRT soon after menopause may lower Alzheimer’s risk, while beginning later in life could increase risk, new research suggests. Why this matters for...

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18 September 2025

September Spotlight: Blood Cancer & the Role of Research & Clinical Advances

Every September, Blood Cancer Awareness Month spotlights one of the most common and devastating cancers. Despite often being overlooked, blood cancer is the third...

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08 September 2025

Hitting Snooze: Why the Snooze Button and Sleep Health Don’t Mix

Most of us are guilty of hitting the snooze button now and again. For some, it’s a daily ritual. But new research from Harvard...

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02 September 2025

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month: More Than Just a Number

Every September, Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month provides an opportunity to raise awareness of a condition that affects around 70,000 people in the UK. While...

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27 August 2025

AI Designed Antibiotics for Superbugs Gonorrhoea and MRSA

Artificial intelligence may have just taken a groundbreaking step in the global fight against antibiotic resistance. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...

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23 August 2025

Sweat to Symptoms: What Body Odour and Health Can Reveal

Body odour and health may be more closely connected than many people realise. Beyond the everyday smells we associate with sweat or diet, subtle...

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18 August 2025

Bee Venom Cancer Research Shows Promise in New Treatments

Researchers at the Epigenetics Lab at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth, Australia, have made important progress in investigating whether bee...

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