Why losing weight may not be enough to prevent type 2 diabetes

Eating a nutritious diet, losing weight, and becoming more physically active can significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, lifestyle changes do not appear to offer the same…

Misfolded insulin may be quietly driving diabetes

Much like paper must be folded into the correct shape to create an origami sculpture, proteins inside cells must form precise three-dimensional structures before they can function properly. As prediabetes…

Assignment – The Kenyans taking on multinational chemical companies

Available for over a year In Kenya, a young lawyer is bringing a legal case against the Kenyan government, regulator, and several multinational agrochemical companies. He’s working alongside activists and…

Inside Health – Is inflammation behind all chronic disease?

Available for over a year Right now, research is gathering pace in revolutionising our understanding of inflammation, which could transform the treatment of so many chronic diseases – cancer, Alzheimer’s,…

WHO: Integration, innovation and community leadership key to ending HIV, hepatitis and STIs

The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a new report assessing progress in implementing the Global Health Sector Strategies (GHSS) on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for…

Meet the teenagers calling for action on violence against women and girls

The young people are campaigning for a new role to be established, similar to the Minister for Women and Equalities at Westminster, or the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental…

'Things need to change': The campaign for women's minister

Eimear, Pearse, Aoísha and Devyn from Ballycastle want to see a change in how women are protected in NI. Source link

Hundreds of thousands of women use free morning-after pill service at pharmacies

The morning-after pill, known as emergency contraception, external, is medication designed to prevent unwanted pregnancies. It usually has to be taken within three to five days of having unprotected sex.…

Why the same DNA damage causes cancer in some people but not others

Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence that inherited genetics can strongly influence cancer risk and help determine how tumors develop over time. The results show that the genes a…

Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp

A small clinical trial suggests that limiting food intake to fewer hours each day could provide modest cognitive benefits for older women, beyond those associated with weight loss alone. The…