World Obesity Federation says half a billion children will be overweight and calls on governments to act to create healthier environments
Without drastic action more than 220 million children could ha…
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How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’? ⊕
Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins here
In the last 15 years, a linked series of unprecedented technologies have changed the experience of …
3 months ago
Do prawns feel pain? Why scientists are urging a rethink of Australia’s favoured festive food ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Studies show crustaceans can learn, remember, solve problems and form relationships
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4 months ago
I'm a virus hunter... H3N2 is unlike any strain of flu I've ever seen, here's why it's causing havoc across the globe ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Mandatory mask rules have been established in certain hospitals in England. Globally, people in Japan and parts of the US and Spain have already been urged to mask up.
New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests ⊖⊖
Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last year
A new treatment for tuberculosis could boost cure rates and shorten the time needed to tr…
5 months ago
‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints? ⊕⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin?
Light therapy is certainly having a m…
7 months ago
New drug hailed as ‘gamechanger’ in tackling stubbornly high blood pressure ○
Trials of baxdrostat have produced ‘exciting’ results for people whose hypertension has proved difficult to control
Doctors are hailing a new pill for patients with high blood pressure resistant to ex…
10 months ago
Last month was the second-hottest May on RECORD - with average global temperatures hitting a balmy 15.79°C ○
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It's not only Brits that sweltered through last month. Globally, May 2025 was the second-hottest May on record, scientists at the the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reveal.
12 months ago
Global cost of Trump trade war ‘could reach $1.4tn’; Goldman Sachs cuts UK growth forecast over tariff spillovers – business live ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK business secretary warns Britain will be hit by ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
- Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace …
Global cost of Trump trade war ‘could reach $1.4tn’; Goldman Sachs cuts UK growth forecast over tariff fears – business live ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK business secretary warns Britain will be hit by ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
- Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace …