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U.K. government details plan for dramatic aid cuts to African nations

Some countries face reductions of more than 90%, new report reveals, raising fears of devastating impacts on global health and education

Some countries face reductions of more than 90%, new report reveals, raising fears of devastating impacts on global health and education
Author Catherine OffordPosted on July 17, 2026

Rocked by aid cuts, Malawi rethinks how it funds health

Services for mothers and children continue to suffer in the meantime

Services for mothers and children continue to suffer in the meantime
Author Catherine OffordPosted on July 16, 2026

Artificial ‘nose’ tells people when certain smells are present

Technology that uses a less known sensory system to substitute for olfaction could one day help anosmic people detect some odors

Technology that uses a less known sensory system to substitute for olfaction could one day help anosmic people detect some odors

Author Catherine OffordPosted on November 26, 2025

Exclusive: Future of chronic disease journal in limbo after cuts at CDC

Researchers dismayed by the targeting of Preventing Chronic Disease’s editorial staff

Researchers dismayed by the targeting of Preventing Chronic Disease’s editorial staff

Author Catherine OffordPosted on October 30, 2025

New recipe improves creation of cells that could fight most autoimmune diseases

Nobel laureate makes regulatory T cells that last longer in the body, boosting clinical hopes

Nobel laureate makes regulatory T cells that last longer in the body, boosting clinical hopes

Author Catherine OffordPosted on October 22, 2025

Medicine Nobel for researchers who identified immune system’s security guards

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease

Author Catherine OffordPosted on October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

Neurons can communicate via hidden network of nanotubes, study finds

Tubes in mouse and human brains may also influence spread of brain disease

Tubes in mouse and human brains may also influence spread of brain disease

Author Catherine OffordPosted on October 2, 2025

Neurodegeneration may emerge in football players earlier than previously thought

Even in athletes without chronic traumatic encephalopathy, brain tissue showed neuron loss and other changes, though their significance isn’t clear

Even in athletes without chronic traumatic encephalopathy, brain tissue showed neuron loss and other changes, though their significance isn’t clear

Author Catherine OffordPosted on September 17, 2025

Studies deliver new blow to cancer microbiome literature—and offer a way forward

Two analyses of microbial DNA in tumor samples aim to put controversy-riddled field back on track

Two analyses of microbial DNA in tumor samples aim to put controversy-riddled field back on track

Author Catherine OffordPosted on September 3, 2025

Possible genetic clues to ME/chronic fatigue syndrome identified in massive study

DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals”

DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals”

Author Catherine OffordPosted on August 6, 2025

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