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HPV Vaccination Before First Pregnancy Linked to 15% Lower Odds of Very Preterm Birth in Swedish Registry Data

A BMJ study of 624,713 Swedish births linked HPV vaccination before pregnancy to 15% lower odds of very preterm birth. What families should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 10

Rare Infections Passed from Mother to Fetus Linked to Threefold Autism Risk in Study of 3.7 Million Swedes

A Swedish study of 3.7 million people linked rare TORCH infections before birth to about triple the risk of autism. The infections remain uncommon.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Anorexia and binge eating: Genetic study reveals eating disorders go beyond body weight

New research points to a biological basis for eating disorders that goes beyond body weight.

Euronews · Aug 25

Prolonged air pollution linked to increase of incurable muscle-wasting diseases, study suggests

Scientists said the link ‘underlines the importance of improving air quality’

The Independent UK · Jan 21

US and Japanese scientists win 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for immune tolerance research

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Monday.

Euronews · Oct 6, 2025

Poor scores on this sleep test may indicate faster brain ageing, scientists say

Researchers say brains of people with poor sleep appear on average a year older than their actual age

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Scientists can now predict if you might be struck by disease which kills 11,000 a year

Liver disease kills more than 11,000 people in the UK each year

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Study reveals the foods which help avoid illness in later life

Scientists believe that specific diets could help prevent chronic illness

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

New research may have found the secret to delaying chronic illness in old age

A new study followed more than 2,400 people for 15 years. Here’s what it found

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

‘Holy grail’ diet pill burns fat without affecting appetite or muscle mass unlike weight loss jabs

This new pill works by triggering the metabolism in the muscles, activating them to burn more fat, without the gastrointestinal side effects of weight loss jabs

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025