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December 16, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNew Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe DiseaseA novel influenza variant called subclade K appears…

December 11, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmMeasles Outbreaks Accelerate as U.S. Inches Closer to a Disease Tipping PointMore than 1,900 people, mostly children,…

December 10, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmUterine Fibroids Significantly Raise Risk of Heart DiseaseIn a new study, women diagnosed with these common growths…

Heavy consumption of energy drinks may raise the risk of heart disease and pose a serious risk of stroke, doctors have warned.Millions of people worldwide regularly…

The world’s largest study into key substances in the bloodstream has paved the way for a swathe of pinprick tests that can detect early signs of…

Crystalline forms of cholesterol (blue) in a liver cell (purple), imaged using a scanning electron microscope.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryA CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing therapy has halved people’s…

A common childhood virus appears to be the trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus, according to groundbreaking research.The study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which for…

Men may need to exercise twice as much as women to achieve the same reduction in coronary heart disease risk, according to researchers, who say healthy…

White blood cell (purple) engulfs tuberculosis bacteria.Credit: Science Photo LibraryImmunology is at a pivotal moment. The huge successes in public health brought about by vaccines are…

Johnson: the ‘full horror’ of Covid was ‘slow to dawn’ on governmentFormer prime minister Boris Johnson has said “it was slow to dawn on government generally…