5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (489+ words) Weight loss jabs like Ozempic and Wegovy can reduce asthma attacks by up to 40%, according to new research. Injections of semaglutide - a GLP-1 receptor agonist drug - for diabetes and to lose weight also dramatically reduce potentially deadly sudden worsening of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (460+ words) Sleep timing rather than duration was changed forever by the Industrial Revolution, suggests a new study. Researchers found that people living in hunter-gatherer communities today without electric light around the world get similar amounts, or less, shut-eye as city dwellers....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (469+ words) Asian small-clawed otters are among the most social and vocal members of the otter family. (Adelaide Zoo via SWNS) Otters "thrive" on being watched by zoo visitors, reveals new research. While conservationists may may worry that crowds could stress the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (788+ words) The colonies of baker’s yeast grown on this agar plate have been genetically engineered to make M2 proteins, which are essential for producing new viruses. (Fei Wen via SWNS) A universal flu vaccine derived from yeast could replace annual shots, according…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (545+ words) A spine surgeon is warning people who sit for six hours or more a day that they risk developing chronic pain — as well as serious injuries. Dr. Edward Scheid, a lead spine surgeon, says: "There's no specific cut-off, but the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (686+ words) Honeybee foraging on a flower. (Marta Rossi via SWNS) Letting weeds grow now could help honeybees as they struggle to gather nectar in late summer, according to new research. The study showed that the pollinators find it hardest to forage…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (736+ words) Whales are being drawn to "feeding frenzies" within the Arctic Circle by warming waters, reveals new research. Baleen whales are taking advantage of a newly opened-up fish "bonanza" in the Greenland Sea — reaching to the Arctic Circle and beyond, according…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (532+ words) Areas affected by wildfires could triple due to climate change within 75 years, warns a new study. Increasingly hot, dry and windy conditions may "substantially extend" regions affected by wildfires across Europe, according to the findings. Researchers in Germany calculated that,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (711+ words) Physical activity performed as part of a job raises the risk of dementia, suggests new research. Physically strenuous labor may not offer the same brain protection as exercising for leisure — and may even raise the risk of developing the debilitating…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) Exercise is linked to better mental as well as physical health for students, according to new research. Young adults who regularly take part in moderate physical activity are less likely to suffer depression or anxiety, suggests the Norwegian study. The…...