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Teen aerobic fitness linked to lower depression risk in adulthood
A 34-year Australian study of over 1,000 people found that teenagers with better cardiorespiratory fitness had a 15% lower risk of developin
How optogenetics turned light into a neural remote control
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing optogenetics. Their work lets scien
Siberian plague scare: officials deny outbreak as quarantine persists
Russian authorities insist the death of a lab assistant in Irkutsk was not plague, despite quarantines at hospitals and an anti-plague insti
Heat threatens maternal health, but low-cost fixes exist, experts say
Nearly three-quarters of maternal health workers report more heat-related complications in the last five years. Experts say heat alerts, coo
EU tracks suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia after lab death
The European Commission is closely watching reports of a suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia after a lab worker died. Around 200 cont
Greek scientists develop molecule that reverses memory loss in Alzheimer's models
Researchers in Athens have developed RSQ-020, a molecule that restored learning and memory in Alzheimer's animal models. It targets the Tau
Nobel Prize 2026 season opens with medicine award announcement
The 2026 Nobel Prize season begins with the physiology or medicine award, announced at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. Last year's winners
Plague fears grip Siberia after lab worker's death sparks quarantine
A 28-year-old lab assistant in Irkutsk died after reportedly breaking a test tube with plague bacteria. Authorities quarantined 200 people a
How the brain keeps old memories intact while adding new ones
A study from Spanish institutions reveals how the dentate gyrus in the hippocampus balances memory preservation and updating. The findings c
Speech patterns may signal early brain ageing, study finds
Researchers developed a speech clock that estimates biological age from voice recordings. Older-sounding speech was linked to brain changes
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 deaths amid ongoing violence
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has now killed more than 4,000 people, with over 8,000 confirmed cases. Armed clashes and community mistrust
Mobile lab in Butembo speeds up Ebola diagnosis in DR Congo
A mobile lab in Butembo, eastern DR Congo, has cut Ebola testing times to under 24 hours, sometimes just six. Faster diagnosis helps contain