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Pharma News: Major Investment Plans Abandoned or Suspended
Big pharmaceutical firms have put on hold or cancelled nearly £2 billion in planned UK investments so far in 2025, sparking concern over Britain’s appeal as a hub for life sciences innovation. Among the most significant losses is MSD’s cancelled £1 billion London research centre, AstraZeneca’s decision to hal...
Medical News: XFG Emerges in Malaysia’s Genomic Data
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that the new COVID-19 variant known as XFG is now circulating and has been detected in 8.2 percent of reported cases. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad explained that genomic surveillance shows this Omicron sub-variant is rising but not associated with increased severity. At the same time, M...
Medical News: Ancient Practice vs Modern Evidence
Contrary to the popular belief that yoga is a top exercise for keeping your blood vessels healthy, a fresh study finds that more structured exercise yields stronger benefits for arterial function in sedentary adults. This Medical News report reviews recent evidence comparing yoga’s impact on vascular health with that of more dynamic forms of...
Medical News: A Familiar Medicine with Surprising Potential
A group of international researchers has uncovered that chlorpheniramine maleate, a common antihistamine often used for allergies and colds, could play an unexpected role in fighting COVID-19. The study was led by scientists from the University of Sadat City in Egypt, the National Research Centre in Egypt, Nova Southeastern University in...
Medical News: Respiratory Illnesses on the Rise
Germany is seeing a noticeable increase in acute respiratory illnesses as the autumn season begins. Data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) shows that across week 37 of 2025, outpatient visits for mild respiratory issues climbed, while hospitalizations for severe acute respiratory infections remained relatively low. This Medical News report indicat...
Medical News: Understanding the Threat of Parkinsons
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide. It primarily affects people over the age of 55, and most patients are diagnosed with the idiopathic form, where the exact cause remains unknown. The disease is marked by the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in a brain region called the nigrostriatal syst...
Medical News: Understanding the Hidden Link Between Viruses and Blood Disorders
A new study by researchers from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil warns that viral infections can do far more damage than just causing fever or respiratory distress. The scientists highlight that many viruses, including dengue, chikungunya, influenza, and SARS-C...
Medical News: A newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 sublineage, labeled QM.1, has caught the attention of genomic surveillance experts after being detected in five cases across three different countries. Though the cluster is still very small, its unusual mix of mutations across both the spike and non-spike regions of the virus is sparking scientific curiosity and calls for closer monitoring.
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Medical News: Kerala Faces Sharp Rise in Rare Brain Amoeba Cases
In the southern Indian state of Kerala, health officials are sounding the alarm as infections from a rare but deadly “brain-eating” amoeba have more than doubled this year. Authorities report 69 confirmed infections and 19 deaths from the amoeba Naegleria fowleri since January 2025. Last year, by comparison, there were 3...
Medical News: Gastric Cancer Remains a Global Burden
Gastric cancer continues to be one of the world’s most serious health threats despite improvements in medical treatments and diagnostic tools. Scientists are increasingly looking at natural products as potential solutions, as many plants contain molecules that can slow down or block cancer growth. In this Medical News report, researchers ...
Medical News: A Dangerous Flu Season
Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, led by Alissa O’Halloran, have uncovered alarming data from the 2024-2025 influenza season. This Medical News report reveals that flu-related hospitalizations in the United States surged to the highest level seen in more than a decade, surpassing all records since syst...
Medical News: Understanding the Challenge of Long COVID
Since the start of the pandemic, millions worldwide have continued to suffer from long COVID, a condition where symptoms last months or even years after infection. Many of these patients experience brain fog, memory loss, poor sleep, fatigue, and depression, which greatly reduce quality of life. Doctors have been struggling to find safe and ...
Medical News: Researchers from the Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics at the University of Palermo and the Department of Medicine and Surgery at Kore University of Enna have uncovered how a common cellular protein called heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) could play a central role in COVID-19 complications. Their work shows how Hsp60 is linked not only to inflammation and...
Medical News: A Natural Defense Protein Comes into Focus
Scientists in Brazil and Canada have uncovered an important role played by a protein called Annexin A1 in protecting the lungs from the deadly inflammation triggered by coronavirus infections. The research team, from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) and Université Laval in Quebec, Canada, showed that this natural prote...
Medical News: Growing Infection Rates Raise Concerns
COVID-19 cases are steadily climbing in Latvia, sparking concerns among health officials and the public. The Disease Prevention and Control Centre (SPKC) has confirmed that the infection rate is now much higher than in recent weeks. According to surveillance data, 18.9 percent of tested samples came back positive last week, compared with 17.3 p...
Medical News: Neuroinflammation and Its Link to Memory Loss
Scientists have long suspected that inflammation in the brain plays a role in memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases. Neuroinflammation happens when the brain’s immune system remains overactive due to infections or other triggers. This prolonged immune reaction can disrupt normal brain function, leading to issues with memory...
Medical News: Breakthrough Discovery from International Team
A team of scientists from KU Leuven in Belgium, the Rega Institute for Medical Research, the Stanford University School of Medicine in the United States, and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub in San Francisco have reported a major advance in the search for new medicines. Their focus was on a group of specially designed compounds called isothia...
Medical News: A breakthrough look at an old enzyme
Researchers from the University of Lodz (Poland) and the Military University of Technology (Warsaw, Poland) have shed new light on how the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) could hold the key to fighting Alzheimer’s disease. For decades, doctors have used drugs like donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine to slow memory loss by boosting a...
Medical News: Scientists are shedding new light on why COVID-19 hits some people harder than others. A new study highlights how a molecule in the body, called the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), may secretly worsen the infection. This discovery opens a new pathway for potential treatments and explains why patients with conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure are at greater r...
Medical News: Stroke and Long COVID Connection
A new study from researchers at Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Timisoara, Romania, has revealed that patients suffering from Long COVID may face unusual risks when they arrive at emergency departments with stroke symptoms. The research team compared 132 stroke patients—26 with Long COVID and 106 without—to better unde...
Medical News: The United States has reached a new juncture in its ongoing COVID-19 trajectory, with test positivity rates hovering around 10.8%, according to the latest surveillance figures from health authorities. Meanwhile, about 0.8% (up from 0.6 percent the previous week) of all deaths in the country are currently being officially attributed to COVID-19, signaling that while transmission remai...
Thailand Medical News: Growing interest in natural brain boosters
Researchers from the Institute of Biology at Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Poland, the M.M. Hryshko National Botanic Garden in Ukraine, the Collegium Medicum of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, and the University of Zielona Góra, Poland, have reviewed the growing evidence that natural plant compounds can h...
Medical News: A closer look at immune system weakness in COVID patients
Researchers from the Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College in Guangdong, China, have uncovered serious disruptions in the body’s immune defense among people infected with COVID-19. Their study focused on T-lymphocytes—white bl...
Medical News: A Global Health Crisis with No Clear Answers
Long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), is a chronic condition that continues to puzzle doctors and scientists worldwide. It affects more than 420 million people across the globe, including children, teenagers, and previously healthy adults. In the United States alone, an estimated 10 to 20 million people are str...
Medical News: Wastewater Signals Point to New Rise
Across several provinces in Canada, doctors are starting to see clear signs that COVID-19 cases are climbing once again. One of the main tools used to track the virus is wastewater testing, which detects how much viral material is present in sewage systems. Right now, national levels are at what health officials call “moderate.” But i...
Medical News: A closer look at glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive form of brain cancer, often leaving patients with less than a year to live after diagnosis. Despite advances in surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, the disease continues to return and spread. Scientists from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil have been investigating new ways to wea...
Thailand Medical News: A breakthrough in breast cancer research
Thailand Medical Researchers from Naresuan University, Nakhonratchasima College, Srinakharinwirot University, and Université de Strasbourg, France, have identified a powerful natural compound from the Moringa oleifera plant that can slow down the growth and spread of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). This form of breast ca...
Medical News: COVID-19’s hidden impact on young people
A new study from the University of Utah has found that children and adolescents who had COVID-19 face a far greater risk of developing depression and anxiety compared to those who never caught the virus. The research highlights that infection itself, and especially the severity of illness, is tied to worrying increases in mental health ...
Medical News: Ancient Remedies with Modern Relevance
For centuries, herbal medicines have been used to fight illness. Now, science is confirming that some of these natural compounds may hold real potential in battling viral diseases that still challenge modern medicine. Researchers from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran, the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute in Karaj, and the...
Medical News: Researchers from the College of Health Sciences, University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA conducted a new study to understand how metformin, a common diabetes drug, may help in fighting COVID-19 related inflammation. Severe COVID-19 is often driven by an uncontrolled immune reaction in the lungs, where immune cells like monocytes and macrophages become overactive and flood the body with...
Medical News: A Hidden Virus Returns Stronger
Austrian researchers have uncovered a surprising rise in parvovirus B19 infections among blood donors after the COVID-19 pandemic. Parvovirus B19 is a small virus that can spread through blood transfusions and may cause serious problems for people with weak immune systems or pregnant women. Between 2012 and 2019, the infection rate among blood donors ...
Thailand Medical News: Ancient remedy under modern spotlight
Ashwagandha, also known as Withania somnifera, has been used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine for over 3,000 years as a Rasayana, or rejuvenating herb. Today, scientists are giving it serious attention as a potential natural solution for extending healthspan—the years we live free of disease. Researchers from Liverpool John Moores Uni...
Medical News: How the virus impacts athletic lungs
Researchers from the Ministry of Youth and Sports Türkiye, Başkent University, Trabzon University, Gazi University, Bingol University, Munzur University, Istanbul Medeniyet University, and Széchenyi István University in Hungary have released new findings on how COVID-19 affects the breathing system of top-level athletes.
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Medical News: A Concerning Trend as Cases Rise
Hospital admissions linked to COVID-19 have now reached their highest levels in ten months, raising fresh concerns among public health experts in the United Kingdom. According to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), admissions increased by 8 percent in the week ending September 7. This means numbers have doubled compared to the ...
Medical News: Rising cases across the country
Poland is beginning to experience another increase in COVID-19 cases, with health authorities warning of a possible new wave in the coming weeks. Chief Sanitary Inspector Dr. Paweł Grzesiowski explained that younger people are reporting severe sore throats similar to strep infections, while older adults are facing more serious outcomes such as pneumon...
Medical News: How the Virus Tricks the Immune System
Researchers from the SB RAS Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine in Novosibirsk, Russia, the SRF “SKIF” in Koltsovo, Russia, and the Department of Natural Sciences at Novosibirsk State University have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein carries dangerous similarities to human proteins. When the body launch...
Medical News: Alarming Increase in Weekly Infections
COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria are climbing rapidly, with weekly increases of nearly 30 percent according to official data. Experts now warn that infections could soon double if the current trend continues. This concerning situation was outlined by Prof. Iva Hristova, Director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Sofia, d...
Thailand Health News: A Natural Answer to Obesity and Liver Damage
Obesity has become one of the biggest health threats worldwide, and medications often bring troubling side effects. Now, scientists from Zhejiang Normal University (College of Life Sciences and Xingzhi College, China) and Shanghai Normal University have discovered that blueberry extracts rich in anthocyanins may offer a natural way...
Medical News: A Silent Threat to Sight
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of vision loss among people over 55 worldwide. It affects nearly 200 million individuals today, and that number is expected to rise to 300 million by 2040. The disease gradually damages the central part of the retina, known as the macula, making everyday tasks like reading, driving, and reco...
Medical News: Ancient fruit with modern medical promise
Scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel and Ariel University, Israel have found that the Etrog citron (Citrus medica), a fruit long used in cultural and healing traditions, holds extraordinary antiviral potential. This Medical News report covers the study, which shows that compounds within the fruit can prevent viruses from...
Medical News: A Surprising Marker in the Blood
Researchers from Public Health Wales Mycology Reference Laboratory and the Centre for Trials Research, Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University have discovered that a substance in the blood, called (1→3)-β-D-Glucan (BDG), could predict death in COVID-19 patients—even when no fungal infections are present. This Medical Ne...
Medical News: Doctors and Medical Researchers Concerned by New Findings!
A new international study has raised concerns about the long-term health effects faced by people who develop herpes zoster (shingles) after a COVID-19 infection. Researchers from Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, Queensland University of Technology in Australia, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital in Taiwan, and Taoyuan Armed Forces...
Medical News: A New Threat from an Old Virus
Researchers in China are raising alarm over the resurgence of a more virulent and dangerous form of the H1N1 influenza virus that once caused a global pandemic. A new study carried out in Anhui Province has shown that the strain known as H1N1pdm09 has reappeared after years of low activity and is evolving in ways that could make it harder to control. T...
Medical News: A Popular Fat Reduction Trend Under Scrutiny
In recent years, ultrasound-based body sculpting has gained immense popularity as a non-invasive way to reduce fat without surgery. Marketed as safe and effective, these procedures—ranging from high-frequency to low-frequency ultrasound—are widely used in cosmetic clinics worldwide. Yet researchers from the Noorda College of O...
Medical News: New insights into how the virus harms the body
A new study by scientists from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the National Institute on Aging, and the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center has revealed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, disrupts two vital systems inside human respiratory cells — the mitochondria, which...
Medical News: A new direction in brain cancer research
Scientists from Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration at Hangzhou Normal University and the Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province at China Jiliang University have made an important discovery in the battle against glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive ...
Medical News: A Noticeable Rise in COVID-19 Cases
Italy has recently seen a moderate but clear increase in COVID-19 infections after the post-holiday lull. According to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), the Stratus variant—also known as XFG—now represents over half of all new cases in the country. This Medical News report highlights that while the rise isn’t classif...
Medical News: A new study reveals hidden immune vulnerabilities
Scientists from the Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan, the Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi Milan, the North Italy Transplant Program Milan, and the University of Milan have uncovered surprising findings about how COVID-19 vaccines influence long-term immunity. Whil...
Medical News: A new discovery on how COVID 19 damages the brain
Researchers from the National Brain Research Centre (India), CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (India), University of Texas Medical Branch (USA), Jamia Millia Islamia (India), University of Houston (USA), and the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (India) have made an alarming discovery about how the coronavirus harms...
Medical News: A New Approach to Fighting Dengue
A groundbreaking study from scientists at the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia, reveals that vitamin D could play a vital role in helping the body defend itself against dengue virus infection. Dengue fever, spread by Aedes mosquitoes, is a serious global health threat with no effective antiviral treatment. This Medical News repo...
Medical News: A Deadly Brain Cancer with Few Options
Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. It spreads rapidly, resists standard treatments, and leaves most patients with only one to two years to live after diagnosis. Doctors usually rely on surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, but these tumors almost always return and adapt. Now, new research suggests that the way cancer ce...
Medical News: A Genetic Risk Factor Emerges
Scientists from Instituto René Rachou Fiocruz Minas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital Infantil João Paulo II, and the Laboratório de Vírus at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais have uncovered a genetic clue that may explain why some boys develop life-threatening inflammatory complications after COVID-19. Their...
Thailand Medical News: Ancient Remedy Shows Modern Promise
Scientists from the CAMS Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Research, Beijing Key Laboratory of Technology and Application for Anti-Infective New Drugs Research and Development, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beij...
Medical News: A New Warning About Airborne Nanoparticles
Researchers from the School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Weifang Yidu Central Hospital, Shandong Province, China have uncovered alarming evidence that tiny air pollution particles can directly enter the brain through the nose and potentially harm nerve cells. Their work shows that not only do these p...
Medical News: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. It occurs when retinal ganglion cells, which are vital for vision, progressively die off. The main treatment today focuses on lowering eye pressure, but sadly, many patients continue to lose vision even with proper pressure control. This has led scientists to search for new strategies that protect the nerves d...
