
Ready-to-go meals linked to greater risk of dying
Diets that include “ultra-processed” ready meals can increase the risk of early death, French research suggests. Scientists who studied a large population...

Blood test could detect early Alzheimer’s
A simple blood test that detects signs of brain damage could be used to spot developing Alzheimer’s disease, say scientists. The test...

Alzheimer’s vaccine could soon be tested
A vaccine against Alzheimer’s has come a step closer to reality after scientists succeeded in preventing the build-up of toxic brain proteins...

‘Dreaming genes’ uncovered by scientists
Scientists have identified two “dreaming genes” that regulate how much we dream. The discovery sheds light on the mystery of REM (Rapid...

No safe limit to alcohol intake: study
Going teetotal is the only way to avoid risking health with alcohol, scientists have claimed. Previous research suggested that moderate levels of...

‘Survival of the slacker’ enters evolution theory: Study
The unemployed couch potato kidult still living at home at the age of 30 could represent the next stage in human evolution,...

On par with experts: British AI system diagnoses eye disease
An artificially intelligent program “trained” with data from thousands of British patients can spot key signs of eye disease as well as...

Runaway global warming just decades away
Earth may be just decades away from a climatic tipping point that triggers runaway global warming and threatens the future of humanity,...

Moon might have supported life: scientists
The “man in the moon” might not be so far from reality after all. Scientists believe the Earth’s desolate airless companion could once...

Claims Hans Asberger ‘helped Nazis kill children’
Hans Asperger, the Austrian paediatrician whose name describes a form of high-functioning autism, actively assisted in the murder of disabled children by...