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There’s something still living inside Ötzi the Iceman

Mummified 5,300-year-old body is actually host to a dynamic ecosystem, researchers say

The Independent UK · Jun 3

Thousands more UK black men to be invited for prostate cancer screening

Health secretary announces expansion of Transform trial but does not back population-wide testing

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3

More black men to be invited to prostate cancer screening trial

It comes as Health Secretary James Murray accepted a committee’s recommendation against a population-wide screening programme.

Evening Standard · Jun 2

What’s the secret to getting the perfect amount of sleep? Don’t worry about it!

Research out this month says you should aim for between 6.4 and 7.8 hours a night. But if you’re getting that granular about shut-eye, you’re overthinking it, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1

Targeted drug shows promise for people with advanced bowel cancer in early trial

One patient taking part in the trial said the therapy has given her a ‘new lease of life’.

Evening Standard · May 30

In 1869, a Swiss physician-cum-biochemist while checking pus-filled surgical bandages made this remarkable discovery accidently: How Friedrich Miescher’s DNA discovery changed science

In 1869, a Swiss physician-cum-biochemist while checking pus-filled surgical bandages made this remarkable discovery accidently when Friedrich Miescher isolated a substance from white blood cells that later became known as DNA. His work began while studying pus from surgical bandages in Germany. Although scientists did not immediately understand its role,…

The Economic Times · May 30

Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s

Findings add to growing efforts to explain why cancer rates are increasing among younger adults worldwide

The Guardian - UK · May 29

New research finds link between obesity and breast cancer risks

Some 321,910 new cases of invasive breast cancer are estimated to be diagnosed this year

The Independent UK · May 29

Scientists create new antibiotic that could help treat drug resistant infections

Antibiotic resistance is responsible for more than a million global deaths a year

The Independent UK · May 29

How your blood formed? Scientists say ancient 700-million-year-old single-celled ancestors may still live inside human blood

Scientists discover ancient single-celled ancestors still live on in human blood, revealing a 700-million-year evolutionary link hidden inside the immune system. Researchers at Kyoto University traced modern blood cells back to primitive unicellular organisms that existed before complex animals appeared on Earth. The study found macrophages and immune genes like…

The Economic Times · May 28