Who deserves a transplant? AI’s answer isn’t the same as a human doctor’s
Artificial intelligence systems could reach very different conclusions from people when asked to decide who should receive a…
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Study: cooling temperatures increase risk of cardiac arrests
Study - Lower temperatures may place added strain on people at risk of serious heart problems, with new…
Increase in air pollution takes a toll on your sleep
Small increases in fine-particle pollution can prompt more coughing at night, even in cities generally considered relatively clean,…
Moonlight, phone screens and standby LEDs: Is your bedroom too bright?
Even a faint glow from a phone, a corridor, a window or a small electronic display may interfere…
Pesticides cause 400 million farmer poisoning cases a year, study finds
Every year, more than 400 million people who grow food or labour on farms experience acute poisoning from…
Breast milk shows benefit against antibiotic resistance
Breast milk shows benefit against antibiotic resistance genes colonising the infant gut, according to an international study led…
‘Social jet lag’: Why mismatched sleep schedules could be fuelling anxiety in teenagers
Every September, millions of adolescents are thrust back into early-morning routines after months of sleeping through the afternoon.…
Booze at young age linked to lasting brain changes
The teenage brain is still assembling its most critical circuits when many young people first reach for a…
Signs before puberty could predict painful periods, study finds
For decades, the message delivered to girls entering adolescence has been simple: your period will hurt, and that…
Weight-loss pill “Wegovy” available in German pharmacies from 1 September
German pharmacists will begin stocking Wegovy, the once-daily oral weight-loss tablet produced by Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk,…