12 DEC 2025 Taking a photo of a friend? You’ve probably got their face centered and focused. Driving down a highway? Eyes on the road. But for millions of adults with age-related macular degeneration, that crucial, central field of sight is blurred beyond recognition. Current treatments can only slow its …
Read More »DECADE AFTER RANA PLAZA, SAFETY FLAWS PERSIST
08 DEC 2025 Many Clothing Brands Missing from Accord in Bangladesh, Pakistan (New York, April 17, 2023) – Many clothing brands, mostly from the US, have not joined the Accord on Health and Safety in Bangladesh and Pakistan a decade after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh that killed over 1,100 garment workers …
Read More »AFTER 60 YEARS, DIABETES DRUG FOUND TO UNEXPECTEDLY AFFECT THE BRAIN
06 DEC 2025 Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists haven’t been exactly sure how it works. A recent study suggests it works directly in the brain, which could lead to new types of treatment. Researchers …
Read More »BREAKTHROUGH DIABETES TREATMENT MAY DELIVER INSULIN THROUGH A SKIN CREAM
06 DEC 2025 A breakthrough in insulin delivery could one day spell an end to the invasive needles on which many people with diabetes rely. Using mice, minipigs, and lab-grown human skin samples, scientists have demonstrated a topical insulin treatment – an achievement long assumed impossible due to the large size of insulin molecules and their …
Read More »VISION CAN PREDICT DEMENTIA 12 YEARS BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS, RESEARCH SUGGESTS
27 NOV 2025 The eyes are a window to the brain – and this outward extension of the central nervous system may reveal early signs of cognitive decline. Two recent and large population studies, one in the United Kingdom and another in Australia, suggest that those who perform worse on …
Read More »COP30: NGO’S DEMAND ACTION ON SHIPPING EMISSIONS
25 NOV 2025 A group of non-governmental organisations call for governments to step up their efforts to decarbonise the maritime sector after the delay of the IMO Net Zero Framework Following last month’s one year delay to the Net Zero Framework (NZF) NGO’s are demanding that governments take decisive action …
Read More »ANCIENT INDIAN HEALTH PRACTICE REALLY CAN HELP FIGHT COLDS AND ALLERGIES
24 NOV 2025 It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling, and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days. Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known as the common cold – afflict everyone, typically three …
Read More »UKRAINE HITS NOVOROSSIYSK, KNOCKING OUT 2% OF GLOBAL OIL SUPPLY
17 NOV 2025 Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk temporarily suspended oil exports – equivalent to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of global supply – on Friday, according to industry sources, after a Ukrainian missile and drone attack. The attack was one of the biggest on Russian oil-exporting infrastructure in …
Read More »EXPERT REVEALS HOW TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN SHARP AS YOU AGE
28 OCT 2025 Is it an achievable goal to remain mentally sharp while aging, or is it a pipe dream? It’s entirely possible if you cultivate habits throughout your life that are beneficial to brain function. As a researcher in cognitive neuroscience and the neuropsychology of aging processes, I aim …
Read More »BEST MEDICINE FOR JOINT PAIN ISN’T WHAT YOU THINK, EXPERT SAYS
17 OCT 2025 Stiff knees, aching hips and the slow grind of chronic joint pain are often accepted as an unavoidable part of getting older. But while osteoarthritis is the world’s most common joint disease, experts say the way we treat and prevent it is badly out of step with …
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