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“Blood-based diagnostics offers a ray of hope,” he said.

One-size-fits-all fetal growth charts used in the NHS to monitor babies' growth before birth often misclassify babies as being either too small or too large, which can lead to missed cases at risk of stillbirth or unnecessary interventions, finds a study of more than 3 million NHS births across England published by The BMJ.

Over-the-counter antihistamines and a prescription anti-inflammatory drug both have a small benefit in reducing long COVID fatigue among people receiving care from specialist long COVID clinics, according to new findings from a large clinical trial led by UCL and UCLH.

According to a recent study, a lotion including 6% catnip oil is just as effective at repelling mosquitos as DEET, a powerful and often avoided chemical.

BRITS have been warned that a rapidly spreading sexually transmitted tummy bug is a "threat" to public health. Shigella is a bacterial gut...

For most women past puberty, the uterine lining (endometrium) sheds from the body roughly every month if there is no fertilized egg present. Then, the uterus rebuilds itself to prepare for a potential pregnancy. While this process—the menstrual cycle—is widely known, how it works is not well understood.

While fear of falling has long been linked to poor sleep among older adults, new research from George Mason University suggests that emotional well-being may be an even stronger predictor of sleep quality for people with dementia and the spouses who care for them. In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, dementia researcher Kyeung Mi Oh examined how fear of falling and sleep quality interact within dementia caregiving couples, in which one partner has probable or possible dementia and the other serves as caregiver. The work is published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology.

Anambra State AIDS Control Agency urges residents to rely on verified information for HIV figures, warning against misinformation on social media.

Barcelona, Spain: People with anorexia nervosa have unusually high levels of a hormone called LEAP2 in their blood when they are in the acute phase of

More than 120,000 suspected and confirmed measles cases have been reported in Bangladesh, where hospitals are overwhelmed.