Microglia, the brain’s immune cells, usually serve as diligent guardians. They eliminate intruders such as microbes and clear away cellular debris—including the plaques typical of Alzheimer’s disease. However, as our brains age, microglia also change. While some continue to function effectively, others gradually lose their protective role and start secreting small amounts of inflammatory messengers.
A 47-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling his seven-year-old daughter while she was admitted to the Cancer Disease Hospital at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH). This comes barely a week after a Judge sentenced a father of Zanimuone Township to life imprisonment for defiling and infecting his six-year-old daughter with genital warts. In […]
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Imagine a world where bacteria, typically feared for causing disease, are turned into powerful weapons against cancer. That’s exactly what some scientists are working on. And they are beginning to unravel the mechanisms for doing so, using genetically engineered bacteria to target and destroy cancer cells.
Europe has had the highest number of measles cases since 1997, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). There were 127,350 cases in 2024—about double the number from 2023.
Heston Blumenthal, the celebrity chef known for his experimental cuisine, recently shared his experience of being sectioned under the UK’s Mental Health Act, saying it was “the best thing” that could have happened to him. His openness about living with bipolar disorder highlights the little-discussed fact that people with this condition face one of the highest suicide risks of any mental illness.
A new analysis led by surgeons at UCLA Health finds that psychological prehabilitation can significantly enhance recovery after surgery. The research, led by Anne E. Hall in the lab of Dr. Justine Lee analyzed data from 20 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted between 2004 and 2024, involving a total of 2,376 patients. It is published in the Annals of Surgery.
Underscoring the critical role of sleep in diabetes prevention, investigators from the Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health (GloW) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, based at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine), in collaboration with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has identified a significant link between sleep health and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) among women with a history of gestational diabetes (GDM).
Drug-resistant infections are linked to more than a million deaths a year in India. A health crisis compounded by the country’s health care inequalities. Dr. Gautham and her team are working with rural health care providers to better understand the challenges of tackling AMR in these settings—and co-develop innovative solutions.
Getting a headache and feeling sick are common side-effects for many medicines. Indulging in risky sexual behavior or pathological gambling—not so common.
A new set of guidelines have been launched to create trustworthy AI systems in health care. The first of its kind, the FUTURE-AI guideline provides recommendations covering the entire lifecycle of medical AI, from design, development and validation to regulation, deployment, and monitoring.