Health
18 Feb 2026
Brainwaves of mothers and children synchronize when playing together – even in an acquired language
Neural synchrony between mothers and children doesn’t require native language proficiency
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Health
09 Feb 2026
Brief, intensive exercise helps patients with panic disorder more than standard care
A key technique of cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder is interoceptive exposure, where patients learn to tolerate the physical effects of panic attacks through repeated simulated exposure. Now, scientists have shown in a randomized controlled trial that brief intermittent intensive exercise is more effective at reducing the severity of panic disorder than relaxation therapy.
Health
29 Jan 2026
Reducing drug deaths from novel psychoactive substances relies on foreign legislation, but here’s how it can be tackled closer to home
Guest editorial by Ric Treble and Caroline Copeland, authors of a new Frontiers in Pharmacology article that examined the impact of national and international legislation on the emergence of new psychoactive substances in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Health
19 Jan 2026
Decades of suffering: Long-term mental health outcomes of Kurdish chemical gas attacks
Researchers found exceptionally high levels of trauma among survivors of a notorious atrocity: the 1988 chemical attack on Halabja in Kurdistan.
Health
18 Dec 2025
Global food systems driving twin crises of obesity and global heating
A major review in Frontiers in Science highlights how tackling unsustainable food systems—reflected by our changing food environment—is urgent for both health and climate.
Health
16 Dec 2025
Sports injuries sustained during your period might be more severe
Professional female football players aren’t more likely to injure themselves during menstruation, but injuries that are sustained could be more disruptive, causing three times more days off the field
Health
15 Dec 2025
Cannabis derivatives could provide new ovarian cancer treatments
Lab studies find that a combination of THC and CBD kills ovarian cancer cells without harming healthy cells
Health
10 Dec 2025
Anxiety and insomnia may lower natural killer cell count, potentially repressing immune function
Women who suffer from anxiety symptoms may have fewer circulatory natural killer cells, while those reporting insomnia had fewer total natural killer cells, showing that these disorders could decrease immune response
Health
01 Dec 2025
Mini lung organoids made in bulk could help test personalized cancer treatments
Scientists find a simple, automated way of making lung organoids, which could help find new lung disease drugs and personalize patients’ treatments
Health
18 Nov 2025
Teeth of babies of stressed mothers come out earlier, suggests study
Infants of mothers with high levels of stress hormone age faster and typically have more teeth by six months of age
Health
11 Nov 2025
Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study shows
Vegan diet cuts carbon emissions by 46% and land use by 33%, while delivering nearly all essential nutrients
Health
10 Nov 2025
Link found between chronic fatigue and abnormal breathing could lead to new treatments
New study finds that many people with chronic fatigue syndrome experience disordered breathing which may be worsening symptoms
Health
07 Nov 2025
How diabetes affects sleep patterns: here are five articles for World Diabetes Day
Over 800 million people globally have a type of diabetes, with numbers steadily rising. November 14 marks World Diabetes Day. We’re highlighting five recently published articles on aging and diabetes.
Health
30 Oct 2025
Scientists on ‘urgent’ quest to explain consciousness as AI gathers pace
As AI—and the ethical debate surrounding it—accelerates, scientists argue that understanding consciousness is now more urgent than ever.
Health
23 Oct 2025
Drug which stops tumors' blood supply could help kids with bone cancer live longer
Children with multi-metastatic Ewing’s sarcoma face very poor survival rates — now an early trial of pazopanib shows promise for helping them live longer, healthier lives