10 priorities proposed to drive change in medicines for women’s health

Use of e-cigarettes makes it more likely that young people will experience mental-health disorders and take up smoking. Governments must act.

Many cancers associated with infection are preventable

Many treatment recommendations for invasive mould infections, particularly those caused by rare moulds, rely on non-randomised comparative effectiveness research (CER), which is vulnerable to design a...

In this study, increasing doses of antimicrobial prophylaxis did not improve SSI prevention. Antimicrobial side effect rates were much higher than expected, especially among patients receiving more do...

The CD1 system responds to lipids, not proteins, driving reactions to bee stings, bacteria, and possibly poison ivy

Background Children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) receive prolonged glucocorticoids that can suppress the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and cause adrenal insufficiency (AI). We ...

Multiomic profiling provides a comprehensive physiological overview at the molecular level, but understanding of its spatiotemporal dynamics remains limited in human populations. We profiled longitudi...

Understanding what a ‘control’ is can help you decide for yourself how insightful new studies are.

A University of Melbourne survey of Australians as young as 13 found misogyny can predict extremist violence more strongly than ideology, religion or time online.

Researchers are racing to culture a menagerie of exotic organisms and finding lots of surprises along the way.

Increased expression of EBV reactivation genes in B cells and MS risk genes targeted by the EBV protein EBNA-2 precedes MS attacks, linking EBV reactivation and genetic risk to the development of MS r...

Background: Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency, and when untreated progresses to anemia. Existing guidance on the diagnostic crite

Researchers detect more than 1,000 overlooked microproteins in human brain tissue, including some that are altered in Alzheimer’s disease.

Respiratory viral infections (RVIs) affect millions annually, yet long-term consequences outside COVID-19 are poorly defined. Post-acute sequelae, encompassing persistent or new physical, cognitive, ...

This case-control study estimates the effectiveness of nirsevimab for preventing hospitalizations related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among infants in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, during the 2...

Donald Trump is boiling with frustration after a spate of political blows weakened his presumption of dominance in Washington and abroad.