King’s College London
The impact of preconception health on pregnancy and childhood
Smoking and soda consumption have decreased, but overweight and obesity rates continue to rise.
New study links Botswana’s 2022 elephant die-Off to toxic algal blooms
In 2022, 350 African elephant carcasses were found in the northeastern sector of Botswana, known as the eastern Okavango Panhandle. As the timing was...
New tech helps free up more space for robots to ‘think’
Engineers have worked out how to give robots complex instructions without electricity for the first time.
Softer proteins can cross into the nucleus quicker
A fundamental discovery that the mechanics of a protein control its entry into the cell’s nucleus.
Learning difficulty gene directly affects memory, study finds
Reduced function of the gene in the brain results in loss of learning ability and memory.
Rheumatoid arthritis drugs may prevent disease
Abatacept tested in high-risk individuals for rheumatoid arthritis in phase 2b trial.
Inflammatory signs of teen depression vary by gender
Gender-specific inflammatory markers in adolescent depression.
Can money buy happiness?
Higher incomes frequently lead to happier people, but lower incomes face greater happiness inequality.
Children’s mental health declines as a result of mothers forced to find job
The impact this can have on their children and adolescents is often overlooked.
New blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis
The study supports the idea that components in the human blood can modulate the formation of new brain cells.