Suicide is a major public health crisis, claiming over 700,000 lives globally each year. Yet, despite its staggering toll, suicide is a preventable tragedy. A new framework is emerging that could transform how we approach this complex issue – by shifting the focus from individual-level risk factors to the broader social determinants that shape suicide risk across populations
Suicide is a major public health crisis, claiming over 700,000 lives globally each year. Yet, despite its staggering toll, suicide is a preventable tragedy. A new framework is emerging that could transform how we approach this complex issue - by shifting the focus from individual-level risk factors to the broader social determinants that shape suicide risk across populations
Fungi are often overlooked as a major threat to human health, overshadowed by the more dramatic impacts of bacterial and viral infections. Yet these eukaryotic microbes pose a serious and growing danger, responsible for millions of deaths worldwide each year. And their success is largely due to their ability to manipulate the very immune defenses we rely on to keep us healthy.
The National Health Service (NHS) finds itself in a state of crisis, struggling with long waiting times, declining quality of care, and a growing gap between service demands and available resources. As the independent investigation led by Lord Darzi has revealed, the roots of this crisis run deep, stemming from a decade of austerity, the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, short sighted policy implementations and longstanding structural and systemic issues within the health service.
The landscape of obesity management and metabolic health has been reshaped by the advent of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists; This review aims to delve into the current data surrounding semaglutide and other GLP-1 receptor agonists, examining their benefits, the quality of evidence behind various claims, and the broader implications of their use.
As the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the globe, one question loomed large: was the United Kingdom prepared to handle a crisis of this magnitude? The answer, according to a scathing first report from the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, is a resounding no
The Global Burden of Disease study estimated that in 2019, approximately 25% of all deaths worldwide were due to infections. Emerging evidence suggests that the key to reducing susceptibility to infections may lie within the trillions of microbes that inhabit our gut - the gut microbiome
Faced with the stresses of their high-pressure jobs, some players have increasingly turned to mood-altering substances like alcohol, cannabis, and painkillers for relief. However, one substance in particular has gained significant popularity within professional soccer circles in recent years - snus
Every day we leave traces of our lives in digital systems. While privacy concerns abound, this digitization of daily life also presents new opportunities for medical research. Scientists are now tapping into nationwide databases of electronic health records to gain insights that were previously impossible
Tumors can vary greatly between patients and even within the same patient over time as the disease progresses. To improve patient outcomes, oncologists need a more comprehensive understanding of the molecular changes driving each individual's cancer
New data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows cases of whooping cough continue to increase with 1,319 cases confirmed in March, bringing the total number of cases in 2024 to 2,793
When a quantum computer processes data, it must translate it into understandable quantum data. Algorithms that carry out this 'quantum compilation' typically optimize one target at a time. However, a team has created an algorithm capable of optimizing multiple targets at once, effectively enabling […]
Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers offer possibilities in catalysis, electronics, and nanotechnology.
A groundbreaking piece of navigation technology that uses the ability to sense information through touch can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, according to new research.
For human researchers, it takes many years of work to discover new super-resolution microscopy techniques. The number of possible optical configurations of a microscope -- for example, where to place mirrors or lenses -- is enormous. Researchers have now developed an artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Using microparticles consisting of extremely thin petals, medicines can be delivered via the bloodstream in a precisely targeted manner, for example to a tumour or blood clot. Ultrasound and other acoustic procedures guide the particles through the body and reveal their locations. This makes the […]
After 11 years, Boston Dynamics has said goodbye to its humanoid robot ATLAS HD. The robotics company says it’s time for ATLAS to “kick back and relax” in retirement, letting the new all electric ATLAS take over. This video was shared to remember ATLAS HD’s great moments and those not so great.
Header Banner: Speed is the name of the game. The DarkDrug logo shows an Intel Xeon microchip die. Xeon is a brand of x86 microprocessors designed, manufactured, and marketed by Intel, targeted at the non-consumer workstation, server, and embedded system markets. It was introduced in June 1998. The advent ofoptical fibre cable has allowed the speed of data transmission to reach dizzy heights (shown in the DarkDrug logo). The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of optical fibers is known as fibre optics. The term was coined by Indian physicist Narinder Singh Kapany, who is widely acknowledged as the father of fibre optics.
