Browsing: Health

– Researchers at King’s College London have discovered a natural compound that improved key indicators of heart function in experimental models of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF. Urolithin A increased some parameters by as much as 80%

– The World Meteorological Organization has called on nations to brace for increasing health hazards as El Niño grows stronger globally. The climate phenomenon is projected to reach a very intense level by the end of 2026. WMO identified critical

– In 2025, European Union adults had an obesity rate of 16.3%, according to recent Eurostat figures. Additionally, 35.4% of adults were classified as pre-obese. Collectively, these groups made up 51.7% of individuals aged 18 and above. The data indicates

– United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has called for urgent international action as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expands across six provinces. Fletcher told UN member states that the epidemic was moving faster than

– Russian scientists have developed and tested a bioactive coating aimed at optimizing the interaction between titanium orthopedic implants and bone tissue. The coating incorporates calcium phosphate derived from hydroxyapatite and nitrogen compounds linked to nitric oxide production. Laboratory experiments

– The European Commission has designated €2.3 million in urgent humanitarian aid to combat cholera outbreaks in West and Central Africa. This support aims to assist Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad by funding treatment, surveillance, access to

– A team at Amsterdam UMC has found that guanabenz, an established medication for blood pressure, might slow the progression of vanishing white matter disease in pediatric patients. The phase 1/2 trial involved 33 children who could walk and compared

– World Health Organization officials issued a crucial alert on Friday regarding the swift escalation of the health crisis in Central Africa. Addressing the global media, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic

– In a significant public health revelation, Belgian research institute Sciensano disclosed that a total of 9,509 lives in 2022 were linked to excessively high body mass index. This figure represents 8.2 percent of all fatalities in Belgium for that

– European health organizations are calling for binding EU measures to protect people from extreme heat and related health risks. The Health and Environment Alliance, or HEAL, advocates for measurable climate resilience targets across the bloc. It also endorses compulsory