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Unique Cat Breeds With Extraordinary Features

Feline-Human Relationship Cats are good for our health. People who own cats have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than non-cat owners. Elderly cat owners suffer less from depression and loneliness than non-cat owners. Cats can be trained. Teach your cat to share a “high five” with you by rewarding…

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What’s ‘dirty fuel’ doing to our lungs? The same as it did for most of 2025

Australians may have seen headlines warning “dirty fuel” is back, temporarily, to ease fuel supplies. The phrase sounds alarming, but it has a specific and fairly narrow meaning.

The Conversation

Nine servings of ultra-processed food each day massively increases risk of dying from heart attack or stroke

It only takes about a decade to raise adults’ risk this much, a new analysis of federal data shows

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Meningitis is back – and here is why

After two deaths, it’s right to be concerned and to discuss investment in public health. But our system is good and it’s working, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

Desperate parents calling pharmacies for meningitis jab as stocks run low

Supplies becoming sparse amid rise in demand since Kent outbreak, which has killed two and left 13 seriously ill

The Guardian - UK

Why arthritis in children can threaten eyesight

Arthritis is often associated with older age, but it also affects children. One of the most common forms is juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), an inflammatory condition that causes persistent joint swelling and pain.

The Conversation

Could Ozempic help people whose cancer has spread to the brain?

Weight-loss injections that have become famous for helping people shed pounds may also help some patients with advanced cancer live longer when the disease has spread to the brain, according to a new study.

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How CRISPR Gene Editing Is Revolutionizing Genetic Disease Treatment

Explore how CRISPR gene editing is transforming genetic disease treatment, uncovering breakthroughs, safety advances, and the future possibilities of curing inherited disorders through DNA repair.

Medical Daily

Colorectal cancer is now the most common cause of cancer deaths in the US for people under 50

The American Cancer Society estimates that over 55,000 people will die from colorectal cancer in the U.S. this year. Of those, 7% will be under 50.

LiveScience

Meningitis B: what are the symptoms, how is it spread and is there a vaccine?

Variant identified in Kent can cause long-term complications and prove fatal if not caught early with antibiotics

The Guardian - UK

Kent students to be offered targeted meningitis B jabs after two more cases

Vaccination programme to be launched on Canterbury campus as strain B of disease identified in fatal outbreak

The Guardian - UK

Woman faces life-threatening disease after eating friend’s homemade dinner

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The Independent UK

Can ‘mini brains’ replace lab animals? Organoids are changing how scientists study disease

As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment. For decades, animals like mice, rats and pigs have been essential tools in biomedical research. Yet many scientists are asking whether better, more humane alternatives are possible.

The Conversation

Phoenix woman left paralyzed from rare, life-threatening disease after eating friend’s home-cooked fish: ‘It tasted horrible’

Trinity Peterson-Mayes, 24, was having dinner with her friends last month and tried a dish of fermented swordfish

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3 Timeless Chanakya Secrets for Mind Mastery and Peace

Acharya Chanakya was an Indian philosopher who gifted us timeless wisdom about power, statehood, political relations and about life itself. Indeed, the advices and ideas of Chanakya helped the emperor Chandragupta in establishing the Maurya Empire in 320 BCE. Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti are two classic texts that cover most…

The Conversation

Kent meningitis outbreak: what students need to know

If you are a student in the UK, news of an outbreak of meningitis affecting university students in Kent may be causing you alarm.

The Independent UK

How plastic bottles have been transformed into a life-changing drug

Around 166,000 people live with Parkinson's in the UK and most patients are prescribed L-DOPA, which is made using fossil fuels

The Conversation

Two people have died from bacterial meningitis in the UK. An expert answers your questions

An outbreak of invasive bacterial meningitis at the University of Kent has left two people dead and 11 seriously ill in hospital, prompting the UK Health Security Agency to distribute antibiotics to students in the Canterbury area. Here’s what you need to know about the disease and how to protect…

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The Guardian - UK

Meningitis outbreak at University of Kent and three schools kills two young people with 11 in hospital

Deaths of student and sixth-former named as Juliette announced as long queues for antibiotics form at Canterbury campus

The Guardian - UK

Two dead and 11 seriously ill in meningitis outbreak at University of Kent

Students in Canterbury given antibiotics for fast-acting and invasive meningococcal disease, says UKHSA

Evening Standard

Two dead after meningitis and septicaemia outbreak at university

The UKHSA said it was notified of 13 cases with signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia from Friday to Sunday in the Canterbury area of Kent.

The Conversation

Largest ever Parkinson’s study shows how symptoms differ between men and women

Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing neurological disorder, with over 10 million cases worldwide. Up to 150,000 Australians currently live with the disease and 50 new cases are diagnosed each day.

Frugal Gardening

March Seedling Diseases to Watch For

March launches the most exciting stretch of the gardening season. Tiny green sprouts push through soil, trays crowd windowsills, and gardeners start dreaming about towering tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, and armloads of herbs. Those tiny seedlings promise big harvests later in the season, but they also attract a lineup of microscopic…

The Independent UK

Starmer says his mum was an ‘incredible example to me’ in Mother’s Day message

Keir Starmer’s mother passed away in 2015 after battling with the rare auto-immune condition Still’s disease

The Mary Sue

New report confirms over one-third of these tiny terrors are ready to unleash a nightmare with a single bite

A new long-term analysis has confirmed that ticks carrying multiple potentially fatal diseases are becoming increasingly common across the northeastern US, raising some serious public health concerns. This isn’t just about single infections anymore; researchers are finding a growing number of blacklegged ticks, popularly known as deer ticks, are infected…

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