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Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, how medication and therapy for it actually work, and why treatment is effective for some people and not for others. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I made a step…

President Trump recently signed a wide-ranging executive order urging Congress to amend a crucial provision of a Biden-era law governing Medicare drug price negotiations, with the administration’s aim being to lower prices without kneecapping pharmaceutical industry investments in the research and development of innovative new drugs. The executive order marks…

A recent study suggests it is not just how much a child weighs, but where they carry that weight, that could signal their risk of heart disease as early as age 10.

India leads in deaths linked to toxic plastic chemicals known as phthalates

Study lead Professor Jill Belch described the findings as a ‘very exciting and significant development’

One professor said the health effects were seen ‘almost immediately’

Researchers said the discovery could save ‘vast numbers of lives’ by enabling pre-emptive treatment of the condition.

Within six months, the drug reduced the risk of cardiovascular death by 50% and cut the risk of needing urgent treatment due to heart failure.

When we hear the word “dementia”, we usually think of memory loss in older adults. But there’s another, much rarer form of the disease that strikes far earlier in life – childhood dementia, also known as Batten disease.

Research shows how we can keep enjoying the fruit for generations to come, by cutting emissions, buying Fairtrade, and increasing diversity.

It includes never-before-seen footage of the Prince and Princess of Wales