Giorgia Guglielmi

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Lack of screening and limited treatment options mean that low- and middle-income countries face higher death rates despite having fewer cases than wealthier nations

February 23, 2025 | 08:00PM

Breast cancer is on the rise: data reveal drastic gap in survival rates
Drug companies are trialling a host of medications that they hope will offer benefits beyond weight loss

February 05, 2025 | 08:00PM

The weight-loss drugs being tested in 2025: will they beat Ozempic?
Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis

January 19, 2025 | 08:00PM

Obesity drugs: huge study highlights new health risks
Fresh approach to diagnosing the condition looks at how excess body fat affects the body

January 13, 2025 | 08:00PM

New obesity definition sidelines BMI to focus on health
The finding could lead to the development of needle-free vaccines

December 12, 2024 | 08:00PM

The skin’s ‘surprise’ power: it has its very own immune system
Analysis shows that a type of fast-growing paediatric cancer has 15 distinct subtypes, each linked to responsiveness to particular therapies

August 13, 2024 | 08:00PM

How a trove of cancer genomes could improve kids’ leukaemia treatment
The 3D arrangement of the DNA in the animal’s cells hints at which genes were active

July 10, 2024 | 08:00PM

First fossil chromosomes discovered in freeze-dried mammoth skin
The balance between bacterial communities in the gut affects the likelihood of a positive response to drugs called checkpoint inhibitors

June 19, 2024 | 08:00PM

Gut microbiome discovery provides roadmap for life-saving cancer therapies
Scientists identify the brain cells that regulate inflammation, and pinpoint how they keep tabs on the immune response

April 30, 2024 | 08:00PM

Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system

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