Binge drinking hits record high among adults 35 to 50 years old in US
In the US, more adults between 35 and 50 years old are binge drinking than ever before, while rates have declined in younger age groups
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Kimchi and artisan cheeses can contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Fermented food such as artisan cheeses or kimchi made with unpasteurised milk or starter cultures that haven’t been properly screened can contain anti
Contaminated hormone injections may have given five people Alzheimer’s
A small group of people appear to have developed Alzheimer’s disease or other types of cognitive impairment after receiving contaminated growth hormon
Alzheimer’s may be caused by a build-up of fat in brain cells
The biggest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease appears to lead to fat droplets accumulating in brain immune cells, highlighting a possible ca
US reports first human death related to bird flu
A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with a bird flu virus known as H5N1 in December has passed away from the infection, marking the first kn
Strongest evidence yet that Ozempic and Wegovy reduce alcohol intake
The drug semaglutide has been linked to a lower risk of alcoholism before, but now we have strong evidence that it really does help curb drinking
The world is losing major ground in the fight against measles
A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other preventable illnesses
The way we train AIs makes them more likely to spout bull
The tendency for AIs to give misleading answers may be in part down to certain training techniques, which encourage models to prioritise perceived hel
Little red dot galaxies have now been found in our local universe
Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home could provide hints about h
Was DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin really a victim of scientific theft?
It is widely thought that Rosalind Franklin was a victim whose work on DNA was stolen, but a letter and unpublished magazine story add to the evidence
Muons are still behaving oddly, which could break particle physics
An experiment at Fermilab in the US suggests that muons rotate faster than expected, which would be a problem for the standard model of particle physi