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World’s largest eye imaging and data resource expands across the UK

The world's largest collection of curated eye imaging and linked clinical data is expanding across the country, in an initiative led out of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL (University College London).

5 Nov 2025

Heart damage during middle age linked to greater dementia risk in later life

People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

5 Nov 2025

Climate change and conflict combine to deepen global health crises

The combined impact of climate change and conflict "can produce synergistic effects, leading to more severe and complex outcomes," warn experts in The BMJ's climate issue today.

5 Nov 2025

Experts urge global climate goals to prioritize children's health

A Weill Cornell Medicine investigator and other members of a technical advisory group to the World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund have outlined measures that nations can take to ensure that children's health is accounted for within climate change goals.

5 Nov 2025

New study highlights the impact of pediatric integrative medicine services

A new study conducted by University Hospitals Connor Whole Health highlights the impact of pediatric integrative medicine services.

5 Nov 2025

Oxidative stress linked to repetitive behaviors in mice

Abnormal repetitive behaviors in mice are strongly linked to multiple biomarkers of oxidative stress, which occurs when antioxidants cannot counteract the effects of harmful molecules in the body, according to a study published November 5, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Kendall Coden and Dr. Joseph Garner of Stanford University, U.S.

5 Nov 2025

Survival times continue to rise for people with advanced breast cancer

People diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in 2025 can expect to live for an extra six or seven months, compared to the average survival time for patients diagnosed in 2011, according to a major study of patient data in the US presented at the Advanced Breast Cancer Eighth International Consensus Conference (ABC8).

5 Nov 2025

AI and protein language models can accelerate the design of antiviral antibodies

Artificial intelligence (AI) and "protein language" models can speed the design of monoclonal antibodies that prevent or reduce the severity of potentially life-threatening viral infections, according to a multi-institutional study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

5 Nov 2025

Newly identified microglia subtype offers protection against Alzheimer’s disease

In Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, microglia-the brain's immune defenders-can act as both protectors and aggressors, shaping how the disease progresses.

5 Nov 2025

Greener environments linked to lower risk of mental health hospitalizations

Higher levels of greenness are associated with lower risks of hospital admissions for mental disorders, finds an analysis of data from seven countries over two decades, published in The BMJ's climate issue today.

5 Nov 2025

Bleeding strokes strike earlier and harder in heavy drinkers

People who drink heavily may have bleeding strokes a decade earlier than people who are not heavy drinkers, according to a study published November 5, 2025, in Neurology®, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 Nov 2025

Study finds incarcerated people receive lower quality cancer care

In the United States, the incarcerated population is aging. About 15% of incarcerated adults, or approximately 175,000 people, are now 55 years or older.

5 Nov 2025

Radiotherapy may be unnecessary for many breast cancer patients after mastectomy

Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a study shows.

5 Nov 2025

Mayo Clinic scientists create stem cell patch to heal hearts without surgery

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a pioneering method to mend damaged hearts without open-heart surgery, an advance that could one day transform the treatment of heart failure.

5 Nov 2025

Machine-preserved kidneys show better function ten years after transplant

A long-term follow-up study from a consortium of six European countries, coordinated by the department of Surgery of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) shows that, even 10 years after transplantation, deceased-donor kidneys performed better when they were preserved on a machine between organ retrieval and transplantation than those that underwent static cold storage before implantation.

5 Nov 2025

NYU Langone Health begins first clinical trial of gene-edited pig kidney transplants

The first surgery in a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of gene-edited pig kidney transplants in patients with end-stage renal disease was recently performed at NYU Langone Health.

5 Nov 2025

Heart attack in older adults linked to higher risk of late-onset epilepsy

Older adults who have a heart attack may be more likely to develop epilepsy later in life, according to a study published November 5, 2025 in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 Nov 2025

Heavy drinking linked to earlier and more severe brain bleeds

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more severe brain bleeds and cause long-term brain vessel damage at a younger age.

5 Nov 2025

New analysis identifies safer treatment paths for children with medulloblastoma

By analyzing data from three clinical trials treating children with the brain tumor medulloblastoma, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have designed an approach to safely reduce therapy, thereby lowering side effects.

5 Nov 2025

What’s driving England’s rise in chronic illness? Ageing, not lifestyle, researchers find

A new Nature Communications study using the IMPACTNCD microsimulation model projects that England’s major illness burden will rise sharply by 2043, even with substantial lifestyle improvements. Population ageing, not modifiable risk factors, remains the dominant driver of future multimorbidity.

5 Nov 2025