Study discovered abnormal process in womb lining, with potential for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss Scientists have developed a test to identify women with an increased risk of miscarriage, which could pave the way for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss. About one in six of all pregnancies are...
How we’re killing our microbiome and kimchi alone won’t save it – video
Our human microbiome is in decline, which is likely to be contributing to the sharp rise in non-communicable diseases, health conditions that cannot be directly transmitted between people, such as cardiovascular disease and cancers. Josh Toussaint-Strauss talks to Dr James Kinross, colorectal surgeon and author of the book Dark Matter:...
‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals
Subtle DNA changes in trees demonstrate Charles Darwin’s natural selection – although human help may be needed New generations of wild ash trees are rapidly evolving resistance to the fungus devastating their numbers, scientists have discovered. The discovery gives hope, the researchers said, and shows that allowing the natural regeneration...
RFK Jr’s vaccine panel recommends new RSV treatment for infants
Move comes after health secretary replaced advisory board with ideological allies and several vaccine skeptics Robert F Kennedy Jr’s reconstituted vaccine advisory panel recommended a new treatment to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. The treatment, a new monoclonal antibody called clesrovimab, which will be sold under the brand...
Democrats fret about national fallout after Mamdani stuns in New York City
The stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand
Oregon Legislature repeals contested wildfire hazard map
Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contested wildfire hazard map
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ordered to consider crypto as an asset when buying mortgages
The head of the federal government agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants the mortgage giants to consider accepting a homebuyer’s cryptocurrency holdings in their criteria for buying mortgages from banks
Trump representative Kari Lake on Voice of America’s fate: ‘Scrap the whole thing and start over’
Former Arizona newscaster Kari Lake, picked by President Donald Trump to manage Voice of America and the agency overseeing it, told a congressional committee that they were rotten to the core and should be scrapped
US blocks money transfers by 3 Mexico-based financial institutions accused of aiding cartels
The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on three financial institutions in Mexico it says were used to launder millions of dollars for cartels, in a move officials say would block certain money transfers between them and American financial i...
Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos faces additional charges
A Harvard University researcher accused of smuggling clawed frog embryos into the United States is facing additional charges