A sample of the bioengineered honeybee silk film. Credit: CSIRO. Biodegradable films made from engineered honeybee silk could form the basis of a new generation of ‘smart’ wound dressings. Recombinant honeybee silk can be bioengineered in a lab, allowing researchers...
Illustrative image depicting several cells as seen through a fluorescence microscope which allows seeing a certain protein in red. Credit: Jamil Baza, CC BY 4.0. <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. New research has found that...
Image credit: pixnio, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Substituting soda, sports drinks and fruit juice with whole fruit may be associated with a lower risk of developing high blood pressure as an adult. Drinking fruit juice and sugar-sweetened beverages from childhood...
Image credit: Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. Adolescents who spend at least two hours a day on social media are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and poorer wellbeing. According to the...
Credit: Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. “We cannot ban our way out of a youth mental health crisis”: social media bans for teenagers lack evidence and pose risks, scientists say. In December 2025,...
Credit: Caroline Hernandez carolinehdz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. A new public awareness campaign is seeking to raise understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders. The Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford has today announced the launch of Genes,...
Credit: Agricultural Research Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. A daily glass of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie, can help support mental wellbeing, according to new research. People who drink a glass of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie each day as part of...
Image: Wokandapix, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Mental health difficulties among young adults have doubled in the past decade, according to new research. Looking at rates of mental ill-health across the UK, more than a quarter of gen Z (28%) report high levels of...
A public housing mould intervention programme in New York City has been shown to reduce asthma-related hospital A&E visits. The New York City Housing Authority developed Mold Busters, a mould-removal programme, in response to a 2013 class-action lawsuit filed by...
Anopheles gambiae mosquito feeding. Content Providers(s): CDC/ James Gathany Provider Email: jdg1@cdc.gov. Photo Credit: James Gathany, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Researchers have made a significant advance in the fight against malaria by uncovering a...
